Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
frumpish , 1. - Same as
frumpish , 2.
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- adjective
Dowdy ,unkempt , orunfashionable . - adjective dated
Ill- orbad-tempered .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective primly out of date
Etymologies
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Examples
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Who would you rather have, Obama in frumpy jeans or Palin in a $10,000 outfit?
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But then the word frumpy crept into her mind and, even though she could strip and look at her flat stomach and thin legs and pretty face, once she thought frump, that killed it.
Manhattan Is My Beat Deaver, Jeffery 1989
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"Well," stoutly insisted Forbes, "I'll take my chance with the well-dressed ones always; I don't believe the frumpy are the most sensible."
Their Pilgrimage Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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"Well," stoutly insisted Forbes, "I'll take my chance with the well-dressed ones always; I don't believe the frumpy are the most sensible."
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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The photo on the wrapper was my first clue that I might be heading into what some might call frumpy-hausfrau territory.
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The photo on the wrapper was my first clue that I might be heading into what some might call frumpy-hausfrau territory.
unknown title 2009
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I have found a few simple patterns that I really like, though I think they look a little "frumpy" when put together.
Inspirational Sewing 2009
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I thought one of the points of the show was they were kind of frumpy-ish single women. brian
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President Obama, that's okay, you can be "frumpy" .... we voted for your intellect, ideas and promise of change not because you can throw a baseball or not.
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It was a pair of long, gray - "frumpy" as she described it - slacks.
Defense in Levy murder trial tries to undercut government's star witness Keith L. Alexander Washington Post Staff Writer 2010
kingtaj commented on the word frumpy
this word is too cute to be frumpy...
May 2, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word frumpy
Take Judy, with her bow and arrow, she's a mastermind
Too frumpy for the teenage population of her time
Car coat, she has a quilted jacket with a hood if it rains
Big pockets for the pharmaceuticals she takes to fix her brain.
(The rollercoaster ride, by Belle and Sebastian)
November 12, 2008
marky commented on the word frumpy
Do Not Want.
Avoid at all costs. If you must use it, the alternative 'frumpish' sounds better to me.
December 2, 2009
bilby commented on the word frumpy
Are you a grumpy frumpy trumper?
December 2, 2009
uselessness commented on the word frumpy
Dude, you're such a frump.
December 2, 2009