frumpish

[fruhmp] Origin

frump

[fruhmp]
noun
1.
a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.
2.
a dull, old-fashioned person.

Origin:
1545–55; origin uncertain

frump·ish, adjective
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Frumpish is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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frumpy or frumpish (ˈfrʌmpɪ, ˈfrʌmpɪʃ)
 
adj
(of a woman, clothes, etc) dowdy, drab, or unattractive
 
frumpish or frumpish
 
adj
 
frumpily or frumpish
 
adv
 
frumpishly or frumpish
 
adv
 
frumpiness or frumpish
 
n
 
frumpishness or frumpish
 
n

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frump
"cross, unstylish person" 1817, perhaps from frumple (v.) "to wrinkle" (late 14c.). Cf. also frumpy.
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