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blowzy

[blou-zee]

Origin

adjective, blowz·i·er, blowz·i·est.

having a coarse, ruddy complexion.

disheveled in appearance; unkempt.

Also, blowsy, blowzed, blowsed [blouzd] , blousy.

Origin:
1760–70; obsolete blowze wench (< ?) + -y¹

Related forms

blowz·i·ly, adverb

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blowsy or blowzy (ˈblaʊzɪ)

—*adj* , blowsier, blowsiest, blowzier, blowziest
1.	(esp of a woman) untidy in appearance; slovenly or sluttish
2.	(of a woman) ruddy in complexion; red-faced

[C18: from dialect blowze beggar girl, of unknown origin]

blowzy or blowzy

—*adj*

[C18: from dialect blowze beggar girl, of unknown origin]

'blowsily or blowzy

—*adv*

'blowzily or blowzy

—*adv*

'blowsiness or blowzy

—n

'blowziness or blowzy

—n

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Word Origin & History

blowzy

c.1770, from obsolete blouze (1570s), "wench, beggar's trull," perhaps originally a cant term.

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