FRUMPY

dowdy, frumpy, frumpish

(adjective) primly out of date; “nothing so frumpish as last year’s gambling game”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

frumpy (comparative frumpier, superlative frumpiest)

Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.

(dated) Bad-tempered.

Source: Wiktionary



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