frowsy
frow·sy
frowsy · frowsier · frowsiest
Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearanceHaving a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
/ˈfɹaʊ.zi/
Meaning
1 sensesHaving a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
More definitions
- negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Unknown, but perhaps related to the dialectal adjective frowsty. Attested since the 1680s.Unknown, but perhaps related to the dialectal adjective frowsty. Attested since the 1680s.
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Forms
frowsier, frowsiestSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt:frowzyslovenly
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedfrowsily
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.