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Where does “frumple” come from?

frumple (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch verrompelen.

frumple (Middle English): wrinkle

Definitions

  1. wrinkle

Ancestry of “frumple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchverrompelen—

Words derived from “frumple”

  • frumpy
  • frump
  • frumpish
  • frumpery
  • frumpiness
  • frumpily
  • frumpishness
  • frumpishly
  • frumper
  • unfrumpy
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