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frumpy
(frumpy)
Pronunciation:
/ˈfrʌmpi/
adjective
(
frumpier
,
frumpiest
)
(of a woman or her clothes) dowdy and old-fashioned:
a frumpy housewife
her frumpy, shapeless dresses
Derivatives
frumpily
adverb
frumpiness
noun
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