frowzy

or frouz·y

[ frou-zee ]

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adjective,frowz·i·er, frowz·i·est.

dirty and untidy; slovenly.
ill-smelling; musty.

Origin of frowzy

First recorded in 1675–85; origin uncertain

Other words from frowzy

frowz·i·ly, adverb
frowz·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby frowzy

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How to use frowzy in a sentence

Instead, we were instantly surrounded by several hundred ragged, barefooted, frowzy-headed men shouting "Fresh fish!"
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War | Various
Its frowzy blinds were down, and out on the Pool nothing moved but a fishing-boat sweeping in upon the first of the flood.
The Adventures of Harry Revel | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
From windows frowzy heads were thrust out and rude women mocked at me.
Miss Caprice | St. George Rathborne
Ask again, who in that frowzy garb can presume to think of her or stand within fifty miles of her orbit?
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George Meredith
It was well painted, too, and stood out amongst its frowzy neighbors a thing approaching beauty.
The One-Way Trail | Ridgwell Cullum

British Dictionary definitions for frowzy

frowzy

frouzy or frowsy

/ (ˈfraʊzɪ) /

adjectivefrowzier, frowziest, frouzier, frouziest, frowsier or frowsiest

untidy or unkempt in appearance; shabby
ill-smelling; frowsty

Origin of frowzy

C17: of unknown origin

Derived forms of frowzy

frowziness, frouziness or frowsiness, noun

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