Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy. · Unattractive, dowdy clothes. · A bad-tempered person. · A flout or snub.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. · To assume a countenance or demeanor indicating irritation, ill-humor, or disapproval.
Probably a contraction of late Middle English frumpylle (“wrinkle”), from Middle Dutch verrompelen, originally equivalent to for- + rump + -le.
Relationships mentioned by the source
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- Inherited-form mentionfrumpylleenm
- Derivation mentionverrompelendum
- Word-formation componentfor-en
- Word-formation componentrumpen
- Word-formation component-leen
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