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Added 10 October 2026

frumpy

/ˈfɹʌm.pɪ/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about frumpy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Primly out of date.
nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game

Origin

Either from frump or from Middle English frumple + -y.

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