Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Frumpish · Frump·ish · IPA /ˈfɹʌmpɪʃ/ 01 a. Cross-tempered; scornful. 1. Cross-tempered; scornful.[Obs.] 2. Old-fashioned, as a woman's dress. “Our Bell . . . looked very frumpish.” — Foote.