- frumpier
- adj. untidy, poorly dressed (about a woman)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
frumpier
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frumpy — adjective (frumpier; est) Date: circa 1840 dowdy, drab … New Collegiate Dictionary
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frumpy — frumpily, adv. frumpiness, n. /frum pee/, adj., frumpier, frumpiest. frumpish. [1740 50; FRUMP + Y1] * * * … Universalium
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
frumpish — frumpy UK [ˈfrʌmpɪ] / US [ˈfrʌmpɪ] or frumpish UK [ˈfrʌmpɪʃ] / US adjective Word forms frumpy : adjective frumpy comparative frumpier superlative frumpiest wearing clothes that are not attractive or fashionable … English dictionary
frumpy — UK [ˈfrʌmpɪ] / US [ˈfrʌmpɪ] or frumpish UK [ˈfrʌmpɪʃ] / US adjective Word forms frumpy : adjective frumpy comparative frumpier superlative frumpiest wearing clothes that are not attractive or fashionable … English dictionary
frumpy — /ˈfrʌmpi/ (say frumpee) adjective (frumpier, frumpiest) → frumpish. {frump + y1} –frumpily, adverb –frumpiness, noun …
frump — [frump] n. [prob. shortened n. form < ME fromplen, to wrinkle < earlier Du frompelen, verrompelen < ver , FOR + rompelen: see RUMPLE] a dowdy, unattractive woman frumpish adj. frumpy adj. frumpier, frumpiest … English World dictionary
frumpy — adj. (frumpier, frumpiest) dowdy, unattractive, and old fashioned. Derivatives: frumpily adv. frumpiness n … Useful english dictionary
