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frowzily

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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.


frowz⋅i⋅ly, adverb
frowz⋅i⋅ness, noun
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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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