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    frowzy
    /ˈfraʊzi/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFROWZY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. disapproving (also frowsy) uk / ˈfraʊ.zi / us / ˈfraʊ.zi / Add to word list. not attractive, new, or fashionable : She was wearing a frowzy dress in a dull shade of purple. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not attractive to look at. back end. be no oil painting idiom. be not much to look at idiom. bleakly. bleakness.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › frowzyFROWZY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Frowzy definition: dirty and untidy; slovenly.. See examples of FROWZY used in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › frowzyFrowzy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    adjective. negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt. “filled the door with her frowzy bulk”. “ frowzy white hair”. synonyms: frowsy, slovenly. untidy. not neat and tidy.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › frowsyFrowsy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. frow· sy ˈfrau̇-zē. variants or frowzy. frowsier or frowzier; frowziest. Synonyms of frowsy. 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 R. M. Williams. Did you know?

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFROWZY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. untidy or unkempt in appearance; shabby. 2. ill-smelling; frowsty. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. frowziness (ˈfrowziness) or frouziness (ˈfrouziness) or frowsiness (ˈfrowsiness) noun.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › frowsyFrowsy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of frowsy. adjective. negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt. synonyms: frowzy, slovenly. untidy. not neat and tidy. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Frowsy." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/frowsy. Accessed 06 Oct. 2024. Copy citation.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › frowzyFrowzy - definition of frowzy by The Free Dictionary

    frowzy - negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance"

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › frowsyFROWSY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. , frows·i·er, frows·i·est. frowzy. Discover More. Other Words From. frows i·ly adverb. frows i·ness noun. Discover More. Example Sentences. But only she can provide the meaningful interruption into the frowsy narrative that has built around her. From The Daily Beast.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › frowsyfrowsy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · frowsy (comparative frowsier, superlative frowsiest) Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance. And then, ſo nice, and ſo genteel; / Such Cleanlineſs from Head to Heel: / No Humours groſs, or Steams, / No noiſom Whiffs, or ſweaty Streams, / Before, behind, above, below, / Could from her taintleſs Body flow.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › frowzy_adjfrowzy, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the adjective frowzy is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for frowzy is from 1681, in the writing of Thomas Otway, playwright and poet. frowzy is of uncertain origin. See etymology.