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frouzy

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frouz⋅y

  [frou-zee]
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–adjective, frouz⋅i⋅er, frouz⋅i⋅est.
frowzy.

frowz⋅y

  [frou-zee]
–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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Word Origin & History

frowzy 
1681, possibly related to dial. frowsty "smelly," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to O.E. þroh "rancid."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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