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FRUMPY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Primly out of date

Example:

nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game

Synonyms:

dowdy; frumpish; frumpy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unfashionable; unstylish (not in accord with or not following current fashion)

Derivation:

frump (a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman)

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