frump´i|ness
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frump´ish|ness — frump|ish «FRUHM pihsh», adjective. 1. shabby and out of style in dress; dowdy: »Most of the women looked like frumpish dairymaids, their faces unsullied by make up (Atlantic). 2. ill natured; cross. –frump´ish|ly, adverb. –frump´ish|ness … Useful english dictionary
frump — frump·i·ly; frump·i·ness; frump·ish; frump; frump·ish·ly; frump·ish·ness; … English syllables
frump´i|ly — frump|y «FRUHM pee», adjective, frump|i|er, frump|i|est. = frumpish. (Cf. ↑frumpish) –frump´i|ly, adverb. –frump´i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
frump|y — «FRUHM pee», adjective, frump|i|er, frump|i|est. = frumpish. (Cf. ↑frumpish) –frump´i|ly, adverb. –frump´i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
frump´ish|ly — frump|ish «FRUHM pihsh», adjective. 1. shabby and out of style in dress; dowdy: »Most of the women looked like frumpish dairymaids, their faces unsullied by make up (Atlantic). 2. ill natured; cross. –frump´ish|ly, adverb. –frump´ish|ness … Useful english dictionary
frump|ish — «FRUHM pihsh», adjective. 1. shabby and out of style in dress; dowdy: »Most of the women looked like frumpish dairymaids, their faces unsullied by make up (Atlantic). 2. ill natured; cross. –frump´ish|ly, adverb. –frump´ish|ness … Useful english dictionary
frumpiness — frump·i·ness … English syllables
frumpishness — frump·ish·ness … English syllables
frumpy — frump•y [[t]ˈfrʌm pi[/t]] adj. frump•i•er, frump•i•est dowdy, drab, and unattractive • Etymology: 1740–50 frump′i•ly, adv. frump′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
