Synonyms

frowsty

American

[frou-stee] / ˈfraʊ sti /

adjective

British Informal.

frowstier, frowstiest

musty; ill-smelling.

frowsty British

/ ˈfraʊstɪ /

adjective

ill-smelling; stale; musty

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Etymology

Origin of frowsty

First recorded in 1860–65; perhaps dialectal variant of frowzy

Example Sentences

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An old rhyme runs: Hornton in the hollow, Long Horley on the hill, Frowsty little Drayton, Bloody Hanwell hill.

From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin

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