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Syn. -- Fertile; prolific; productive; fecund; plentiful; rich; abundant; plenteous. See Fertile.

Fruit"ing, a. Pertaining to, or producing, fruit.

Fruit"ing, n. The bearing of fruit.

Fru*i"tion (?), n. [OF. fruition, L. fruitio, enjoyment, fr. L. frui, p. p. fruitus, to use or enjoy. See Fruit, n.] Use or possession of anything, especially such as is accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived from possession or use. "Capacity of fruition." Rogers. "Godlike fruition." Milton.

Where I may have fruition of her love.

Shak.

Fru"i*tive (?), a. [See Fruition.] Enjoying; possessing. [Obs.] Boyle.

Fruit"less (?), a. 1. Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage. Shak.

2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy.

They in mutual accusation spent The fruitless hours.

Milton.

Syn. -- Useless; barren; unprofitable; abortive; ineffectual; vain; idle; profitless. See Useless.

-- Fruit"less*ly, adv. -- Fruit"lness*ness, n.

Fruit'y (?), a. Having the odor, taste, or appearance of fruit; also, fruitful. Dickens.

Fru"men*ta"ceous (?), a. [L. frumentaceus, fr. frumentum corn or grain, from the root of frux fruit: cf. F. frumentacÈ. See Frugal.] Made of, or resembling, wheat or other grain.

Fru`men*ta"ri*ous (?), a. [L. frumentarius.] Of or pertaining to wheat or grain. [R.] Coles.

Fru`men*ta"tion (?), n. [L. frumentatio.] (Rom. Antiq.) A largess of grain bestowed upon the people, to quiet them when uneasy.

Fru"men*ty (?), n. [OF. fromentÈe, fr. L. frumentum. See Frumentaceous.] Food made of hulled wheat boiled in milk, with sugar, plums, etc. [Written also furmenty and furmity.] Halliwell.

Frump (?), v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. frumple to wrinkle, ruffle, D. frommelen.] To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Frump, n. 1. A contemptuous speech or piece of conduct; a gibe or flout. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

2. A cross, old-fashioned person; esp., an old woman; a gossip. [Colloq.] Halliwell.

Frump"er (?), n. A mocker. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

Frump"ish, a. 1. Cross-tempered; scornful. [Obs.]

2. Old-fashioned, as a woman's dress.

Our Bell . . . looked very frumpish.

Foote.

Frush (?), v. t. [F. froisser to bruise. Cf. Froise.] To batter; to break in pieces. [Obs.]

I like thine armor well; I'll frush it and unlock the rivets all.