frumpiness

frumpiness
The characteristic of being frumpy.

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  • frumpiness — frump·i·ness …   English syllables

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  • frumpy — frumpily, adv. frumpiness, n. /frum pee/, adj., frumpier, frumpiest. frumpish. [1740 50; FRUMP + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

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  • frumpy — adjective /ˈfɹʌm.pɪ,ˈfɹʌm.pi/ a) Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable. She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers. b) Ill or bad tempered. See Also: frump, frumpily …   Wiktionary

  • frump — noun an unattractive woman who wears dowdy old fashioned clothes. Derivatives frumpily adverb frumpiness noun frumpish adjective frumpishly adverb frumpy adjective (frumpier, frumpiest) …   English new terms dictionary

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