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frowz·y

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–adjective, frowz·i·er, frowz·i·est.

1.	dirty and untidy; slovenly.

2.	ill-smelling; musty.

Also, frouzy.

[Origin: 1675–85; orig. uncert.

]

—Related forms

frowz·i·ly, adverb

frowz·i·ness, noun

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frow·zy also frow·sy Audio Help (frou'zē) Pronunciation Key
adj. frow·zi·er also frow·si·er, frow·zi·est also frow·si·est

Unkempt; slovenly: frowzy clothes; a frowzy professor.
Having an unpleasant smell; musty: a frowzy pantry.

[Origin unknown.]

frow'zi·ness n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
frowzy

1681, possibly related to dial. frowsty "smelly," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to O.E. þroh "rancid."

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frowzy
adjective
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance" [syn: frowsy]

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Frowzy

Frou"zy\, a. [Prov. E. frouzy froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or smell; cf. froust a musty smell, frouse to rumple, frouze to curl, and E. frounce, frowy.] Fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight; slovenly; dingy. See Frowzy. "Petticoats in frouzy heaps." --Swift.

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