Comparative form of frumpy; more dowdy, drab, or unfashionable in appearance.
From 'frumpy' (adjective formed from 'frump' with the suffix '-y') plus the comparative suffix '-er.' This follows standard English rules for comparing adjectives.
Comparing people's fashion sense with 'frumpier' and 'frumpiest' is a perfect example of how language encodes social hierarchy and judgment—English gives us grammatical tools to rank-order people by appearance standards, which says something about what our language considers important.
Comparative form of 'frump,' continuing the gendered judgment embedded in the base term.
If comparing clothing styles, use neutrally; avoid comparative judgments of people's appearance.
["less fashionable","more outdated"]
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