frowzy
adjective
dirty and untidy; slovenly.
frowziness
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a word derived from
frowzy.
Example Sentences
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We love her sense of duty and her earnest frowziness.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2012
The subjects are chosen for me, and it does seem as if the publisher enjoyed making me eulogize frowziness.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
There was no dust, and nature looked spruce and trig, without a taint of the frowziness which is observable in the foliage a month later.
From The Law-Breakers and Other Stories by Robert Grant
Other hand-carts there were, from which other men, young and old, were vending other wares—fruit more often than not; fruit of a most untempting frowziness.
From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Brander Matthews
