Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being frumpish.
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- noun The quality of being
frumpish .
Etymologies
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frumpish + -ness
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Examples
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Having attacked one for her frumpishness, she asks another who comes dressed to the nines: "Are you going somewhere?"
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Boyle's frumpishness and gauche demeanour have a voyeuristic appeal, but it is her voice that captivates.
Anorak News 2009
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I never knew anyone with such an ideal of woman as you have -- a gloomy mixture of frumpishness and angularity. "
The Hero 1919
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