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FRUMPISH
dowdy, frumpy, frumpish
(adjective) primly out of date; “nothing so frumpish as last year’s gambling game”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
frumpish (comparative more frumpish, superlative most frumpish)
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
(dated) Bad-tempered.
Usage notes
• In the sense of being poorly dressed, used to describe women more often than men.
Synonyms
• (poorly dressed): frumpy
• (bad-tempered): frumpy
Source: Wiktionary
Frump"ish, a.
1. Cross-tempered; scornful. [Obs.]
2. Old-fashioned, as a woman's dress. Our Bell . . . looked very frumpish. Foote.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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