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frumpy


frumpy

adj \ˈfrəm-pē\
frump·i·erfrump·i·est

Definition of FRUMPY

: dowdy, drab
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First Known Use of FRUMPY

circa 1840

Rhymes with FRUMPY

bumpy, clumpy, dumpy, grumpy, humpy, jumpy, lumpy, stumpy

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