frowzy
Americanadjective
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dirty and untidy; slovenly.
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ill-smelling; musty.
adjective
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untidy or unkempt in appearance; shabby
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ill-smelling; frowsty
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Origin of frowzy
First recorded in 1675–85; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Fleetwood has also shaved his trademark — and popular — frowzy beard.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022
Each year, right about now, I want to declare it Throw-in-the-Trowel-Week, as the aftermath of spring’s tender, joyous effusion goes beyond charmingly fuzzy to just plain frowzy and tattered.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021
A frowzy mourning of soot and smoke attired this forlorn creation of Barnard, and it had strewed ashes on its head, and was undergoing penance and humiliation as a mere dust-hole.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 28, 2016
Home is where we sulk and binge-watch The Wire for the 20th time whilst sporting preposterously frowzy, hagged-out velour loungewear.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2015
What I want is a mirror, to see if my lipstick is all right, whether the feathers are too ridiculous, too frowzy.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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