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frowsty

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frowst⋅y

  [frou-stee]
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–adjective, frowst⋅i⋅er, frowst⋅i⋅est. British Informal.
musty; ill-smelling.
Origin:
1860–65; perh. dial. var. of frowzy

Related forms:
frowst⋅i⋅ly, adverb
frowst⋅i⋅ness, noun
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frows·ty   (frou'stē)   
adj.   frows·ti·er, frows·ti·est Chiefly British
Having a stale smell; musty.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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