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frumpier

frumpier is the comparative form of frumpy.

Meaning of frumpy

Adjective

frumpy (comparative frumpier, superlative frumpiest)

  1. Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
    • She came to the door in a frumpy housedress and bedroom slippers.
  2. (dated) Bad-tempered.

Questions about frumpier

What is frumpier the comparative form of?
Frumpier is the comparative form of frumpy.

Words near frumpier in the dictionary

  1. frumped
  2. frumper
  3. frumperies
  4. frumpers
  5. frumpery
  6. frumpier
  7. frumpiest
  8. frumpily
  9. frumpiness
  10. frumping
  11. frumpish

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Adapted from Wiktionary: frumpier (page history and authors); frumpy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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