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1 frump
[frʌmp]nounstaromodna ženska, babnica; sitnež, -nica
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frump — ► NOUN ▪ an unattractive woman who wears dowdy old fashioned clothes. DERIVATIVES frumpy adjective. ORIGIN originally denoting a mocking speech or action, later sulkiness: probably from Dutch verrompelen wrinkle … English terms dictionary
frump — /frʌmp / (say frump) noun a dowdy, drably dressed woman. {origin unknown} …
frump´i|ness — frump|y «FRUHM pee», adjective, frump|i|er, frump|i|est. = frumpish. (Cf. ↑frumpish) –frump´i|ly, adverb. –frump´i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
frump´i|ly — frump|y «FRUHM pee», adjective, frump|i|er, frump|i|est. = frumpish. (Cf. ↑frumpish) –frump´i|ly, adverb. –frump´i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
frump|y — «FRUHM pee», adjective, frump|i|er, frump|i|est. = frumpish. (Cf. ↑frumpish) –frump´i|ly, adverb. –frump´i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
frump´ish|ness — frump|ish «FRUHM pihsh», adjective. 1. shabby and out of style in dress; dowdy: »Most of the women looked like frumpish dairymaids, their faces unsullied by make up (Atlantic). 2. ill natured; cross. –frump´ish|ly, adverb. –frump´ish|ness … Useful english dictionary
frump´ish|ly — frump|ish «FRUHM pihsh», adjective. 1. shabby and out of style in dress; dowdy: »Most of the women looked like frumpish dairymaids, their faces unsullied by make up (Atlantic). 2. ill natured; cross. –frump´ish|ly, adverb. –frump´ish|ness … Useful english dictionary
frump|ish — «FRUHM pihsh», adjective. 1. shabby and out of style in dress; dowdy: »Most of the women looked like frumpish dairymaids, their faces unsullied by make up (Atlantic). 2. ill natured; cross. –frump´ish|ly, adverb. –frump´ish|ness … Useful english dictionary
frump — noun /frʌmp/ a) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy. You look like such a frump today! b) The clothes that such a person would wear … Wiktionary
frump — [ frʌmp ] noun count an insulting word for a woman who dresses in a way that is not attractive or fashionable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
frump — noun an unattractive woman who wears dowdy old fashioned clothes. Derivatives frumpily adverb frumpiness noun frumpish adjective frumpishly adverb frumpy adjective (frumpier, frumpiest) … English new terms dictionary