"frumpery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frumperies [plural]
Etymology: From frump + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frump|ery}} frump + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} frumpery (countable and uncountable, plural frumperies)
  1. Frumpish appearance or behaviour. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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