Frouzy

//ˈfɹaʊzi// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or nose British
  2. 2
    fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight
  3. 3
    slovenly; dingy

    "Petticoats in frouzy heaps."

Etymology

Compare froust (“a musty smell”), frouse (“to rumple”), frouze (“to curl”), frounce.

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