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frowsy

also frowsier, frowsiest
adjective
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As an adjective, frowsy means having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.

Meanings of frowsy

2 meanings

adjective

  1. Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.

  2. Negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt

    “filled the door with her frowzy bulk”

    “frowzy white hair”

    “slovenly appearance”

    Similar: frowzy, slovenly

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; hab…
frowzyslovenly

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