/ ˈmʌmzi; NAmE / adjective
( BrE , informal ) having a comfortable, but dull and old-fashioned appearance :
a mumsy dress
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: humorous variant of mummy mother .
/ ˈmʌmzi; NAmE / adjective
( BrE , informal ) having a comfortable, but dull and old-fashioned appearance :
a mumsy dress
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: humorous variant of mummy mother .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005