What's the difference between frump and frumpish?

Frump


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub.
  • (n.) A contemptuous speech or piece of conduct; a gibe or flout.
  • (n.) A cross, old-fashioned person; esp., an old woman; a gossip.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) If you didn't like the focus on birds and beer, you were easily classed as a frump and a drudge.
  • (2) Although the "first lady" is not an official position in France, Trierweiler was granted an office and staff at the Elysée palace and has maintained a high media profile, which included an appearance at a White House reception in high-heeled shoes that made the other G8 wives look like flat-footed frumps.
  • (3) There are other factors, not least that, these days, M&S clothing seems to range from eastern bloc frump, circa 1981, to wacky Middle-earth festival-goer, with not much else in between.
  • (4) Much has been made of Sturgeon's physical makeover in recent years – "she was a frump!

Frumpish


Definition:

  • (a.) Cross-tempered; scornful.
  • (a.) Old-fashioned, as a woman's dress.

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