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frowzy
[
frou
-zee
]
Origin
frowz·y
/
ˈfraʊ
zi
/
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[
frou
-zee
]
Show IPA
adjective,
frowz·i·er,
frowz·i·est.
1.
dirty and untidy; slovenly.
2.
ill-smelling; musty.
Also,
frouzy.
Origin:
1675–85;
origin uncertain
Related forms
frowz·i·ly,
adverb
frowz·i·ness,
noun
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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frowzy
,
frouzy
or
frowsy
(ˈfraʊzɪ)
—
adj
,
frowzier
,
frowziest
,
frouzier
,
frouziest
,
frowsier
,
frowsiest
1.
untidy or unkempt in appearance; shabby
2.
ill-smelling; frowsty
[C17: of unknown origin]
frouzy
,
frouzy
or
frowsy
—
adj
[C17: of unknown origin]
frowsy
,
frouzy
or
frowsy
—
adj
[C17: of unknown origin]
'frowziness
,
frouzy
or
frowsy
—
n
'frouziness
,
frouzy
or
frowsy
—
n
'frowsiness
,
frouzy
or
frowsy
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
frowzy
also frowsy, 1680s, possibly related to dialectal
frowsty
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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