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   frumpy

   /ˈfrʌmpi/

   adjective

   • 1. dowdy and old-fashioned (typically used of a woman or her clothes): "I look like a frumpy mess"

   Derivatives

   • 1. frumpily adverb
   • 2. frumpiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   What does Frump mean?

   • n. 1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable. 2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate. [Possibly short for Middle English frumple, wrinkle, from Middle Dutch verrompelen, to wrinkle : ver-, completely; see per in Indo-European roots + rompelen, to wrinkle .] frump′i·ness n.

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   What does it mean if a woman is frumpy?

   • A woman wearing one of those today would be considered frumpy. This word has to do with how people — especially women — dress. A fashion model is not likely to be frumpy. When you look frumpy, your clothes are out of date and also modest, boring, or drab. Frumpy is the opposite of stylish.

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   What is a frumpy party?

   • A frumpy party is nothing more nor less than a collection of badly dressed persons. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of frumpy?

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   The meaning of FRUMPY is dowdy, drab. How to use frumpy in a sentence. dowdy, drab: such as; dressed in an unattractive way; not attractive : having an old, dull, unflattering, or untidy appearance…

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   adjective. (of a woman, clothes, etc) dowdy, drab, or unattractive. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.

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   To be frumpy is to be out of date style-wise. If you want to get on your mom's bad side, tell her she looks frumpy. Have you ever seen one of those old one-piece bathing suits that cover almost the entire body? A woman wearing one of those today would be considered frumpy.

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   Define frumpy. frumpy synonyms, frumpy pronunciation, frumpy translation, English dictionary definition of frumpy. n. 1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable. 2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate. frump′i·ly adv. frump′i·ness n....

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