Part 4618

<h1>Frumpish</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Frump"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Cross-tempered; scornful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Old-fashioned, as a woman's dress.</def>

<blockquote>Our Bell . . . looked very <b>frumpish</b>. <i>Foote.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Frush</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Frush</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>froisser</ets> to bruise. Cf. <er>Froise</er>.]</ety> <def>To batter; to break in pieces.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>I like thine armor well; I'll <b>frush</b> it and unlock the rivets all. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Frush</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Frush</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Easily broken; brittle; crisp.</def>

<h1>Frush</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Frush</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Noise; clatter; crash.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Southey.</i>

<h1>Frush</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Frush</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>frosch</ets>, <ets>frosk</ets>, a frog (the animal), G. <ets>frosch</ets> frog (the animal), also carney or lampass of horses. See <er>Frog</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 2.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>The frog of a horse's foot.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A discharge of a fetid or ichorous matter from the frog of a horse's foot; -- also caled <altname>thrush.</altname></def>

<h1>Frustrable</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Frus"tra*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>frustrabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>frustable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of beeing frustrated or defeated.</def>

<h1>Frustraneous</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Frus*tra"ne*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Frustrate</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>Vain; useless; unprofitable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>South.</i>

<h1>Frustrate</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Frus"trate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>frustratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>frustrare</ets>, <ets>frustrari</ets>, to deceive, frustrate, fr. <ets>frustra</ets> in vain, witout effect, in erorr, prob. for <ets>frudtra</ets> and akin to <ets>fraus</ets>, E. <ets>fraud</ets>.]</ety> <def>Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect.</def> "Our <i>frustrate</i> search."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Frustrate</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Frus"trate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Frustrated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Frustrating</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; <as>as, to <ex>frustrate</ex> a plan, design, or attempt; to <ex>frustrate</ex> the will or purpose.</as></def>

<blockquote>Shall the adversary thus obtain His end and <b>frustrate</b> thine ? <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; <as>as, to <ex>frustrate</ex> a conveyance or deed</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To balk; thwart; foil; baffle; defeat.</syn>