frumpy
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Either frump or Middle English frumple + -y.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
frumpy (comparative frumpier, superlative frumpiest)
- Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
- She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers.
- (dated) Ill- or bad-tempered.
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[edit] Translations
dowdy, unfashionable
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