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Webster 1913 Edition


Frumpish

Frump′ish

,
Adj.
1.
Cross-tempered; scornful.
[Obs.]
2.
Old-fashioned, as a woman’s dress.
Our Bell . . . looked very
frumpish
.
Foote.

Definition 2024


frumpish

frumpish

English

Adjective

frumpish (comparative more frumpish, superlative most frumpish)

  1. Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing. More typically used to describe women than men.
    women in frumpish dresses

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