frowzy

  • 31frow´zi|ly — frowz|y «FROW zee», adjective, frowz|i|er, frowz|i|est. 1. dirty and untidy; slovenly: »My study was so frowzy I couldn t sit in it (Thomas Hughes). SYNONYM(S): dingy, slatternly, unkempt, soiled …

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  • 32frowz|y — «FROW zee», adjective, frowz|i|er, frowz|i|est. 1. dirty and untidy; slovenly: »My study was so frowzy I couldn t sit in it (Thomas Hughes). SYNONYM(S): dingy, slatternly, unkempt, soiled …

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  • 33Blowzy — Blowz y, a. Coarse and ruddy faced; fat and ruddy; high colored; frowzy. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 34Frouzy — Frou zy, a. [Prov. E. frouzy froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or smell; cf. froust a musty smell, frouse to rumple, frouze to curl, and E. frounce, frowy.] Fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight; slovenly; dingy …

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  • 35Frowy — Frow y, a. [Cf. {Frowzy}, {Frouzy}.] Musty; rancid; as, frowy butter. Frowy feed. Spenser [1913 Webster] …

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  • 36frowsy — or frowzy adjective (frowsier or frowzier; est) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1681 1. musty, stale < a frowsy smell of stale beer and stale smoke W. S. Maugham > 2. having a slovenly or uncared for appearance < a couple of frowsy stuffed chairs …

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  • 38frowziness — See frowzy. * * * …

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  • 39frouzy — /frow zee/, adj., frouzier, frouziest. frowzy. * * * …

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  • 40frowsty — frowstily, adv. frowstiness, n. /frow stee/, adj., frowstier, frowstiest. Brit. Informal. musty; ill smelling. [1860 65; perh. dial. var. of FROWZY] * * * …

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