frump
a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive.
a dull, old-fashioned person.
Origin of frump
1Other words from frump
- frumpish, adjective
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How to use frump in a sentence
Presidents' wives are usually such dreary-looking frumps I'd hate to be in the same book with them.
The Californians | Gertrude Franklin Horn AthertonI'll trust your instinct in such matters, Mort; you've never been one to run after frumps and minxes.
The Tyranny of the Dark | Hamlin GarlandWhen the gossip-peddlers brought her this fierce verdict she was hardened enough to scorn the respectables as frumps.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert HughesThe criminals are flattered to meet the frumps, and the frumps find the criminals thrilling.
The Guests Of Hercules | C. N. Williamson and A. M. WilliamsonThis was one of our male frumps: like an owl, with négligé eyebrows, and quite mad, round eyes behind convex glasses.
The Guests Of Hercules | C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
British Dictionary definitions for frump
/ (frʌmp) /
a woman who is dowdy, drab, or unattractive
Origin of frump
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