frump (redirected from frumpiness)

frump  (frmp)

n.

1. A girl or woman regarded as dull, plain, or unfashionable.

2. A person regarded as colorless and primly sedate.

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[Possibly short for Middle English frumple, wrinkle, from Middle Dutch verrompelen, to wrinkle : ver-, completely; see per¹ in Indo-European roots + rompelen, to wrinkle.]

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frumpi·ly adv.

frumpi·ness n.

frumpy adj.

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frump

Noun

a woman who dresses in a dull and old-fashioned way [Middle Dutch verrompelen to wrinkle]

frumpy
frumpish adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

frump - a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" dog disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person

Translations

frump [frʌmp] n → espantajo, adefesio

frump [frʌmp] n → mocheté f

frump [frʌmp] n to feel a frump → sich dat wie eine Vogelscheuche vorkommen

frump [frʌmp] n to feel a frump → sentirsi infagottato (a)