Frowsy
/ˈfɹaʊ.zi/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
"And then, ſo nice, and ſo genteel; / Such Cleanlineſs from Head to Heel: / No Humours groſs, or frowzy Steams, / No noiſom Whiffs, or ſweaty Streams, / Before, behind, above, below, / Could from her taintleſs Body flow."
Adjective
- 1 negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt wordnet
Example
More examples"And then, ſo nice, and ſo genteel; / Such Cleanlineſs from Head to Heel: / No Humours groſs, or frowzy Steams, / No noiſom Whiffs, or ſweaty Streams, / Before, behind, above, below, / Could from her taintleſs Body flow."
Etymology
Unknown, but perhaps related to the dialectal adjective frowsty. Attested since the 1680s.