frump
frump · frumps
A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdyA frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
/fɹʌmp/
Meaning
4 senses(colloquial, countable)A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
You look like such a frump today!
мымраmymra
(colloquial, uncountable)Unattractive, dowdy clothes.
Get that frump off – it's horrid!
(countable, dated)A bad-tempered person.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A flout or snub.
More definitions
- a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman
Translations
1 languagesРусский
somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy:
Origin
Probably a contraction of late Middle English frumpylle (“wrinkle”), from Middle Dutch verProbably a contraction of late Middle English frumpylle (“wrinkle”), from Middle Dutch verrompelen, originally equivalent to for- + rump + -le.
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Forms
plural: frumpsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman:dog
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable