FRUMPISH

dowdy, frumpy, frumpish

(adjective) primly out of date; “nothing so frumpish as last year’s gambling game”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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