frumpinessn.
/ˈfrʌmpɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈfrəmpinᵻs/ The quality or condition of a frump.
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the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > old-fashionedness > one who is old fashioned > state of being
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1912 C. N. Williamson & A. M. Williamson Heather Moon i. v. 59 Aline tried to think that she was the weirdest frump in the world... The thing was to hurry her away in all her frumpiness.
1924 Sunday at Home Feb. 258/1 I am going to take you up and save you from frumpiness and spinsterhood.
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