frowsy

frow·sy

adjective \ˈfrau̇-zē\

frow·si·er or frow·zi·erfrow·zi·est

Definition of FROWSY

1

: musty, stale <a frowsy smell of stale beer and stale smoke — W. S. Maugham>

2

: having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance <a couple of frowsy stuffed chairs — R. M. Williams>

Variants of FROWSY

frow·sy or frow·zy \ˈfrau̇-zē\

Examples of FROWSY

1. <a frowsy family living in wretched poverty>
2. <the abandoned house was dank and frowsy and barely fit for human habitation>

Origin of FROWSY

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1681

Related to FROWSY

Synonyms

blowsy (also blowzy), dowdy, sloppy (or frowzy), slobbish, slobby, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

Antonyms

dapper, dashing, dolled up, sharp, smart, spruce

Related Words

slatternly; chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, rumpled, shaggy, uncombed, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy; besmirched, blackened, dingy, dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, grungy, mucky, nasty, scroungy, scuzzy [slang], soiled, spotted, squalid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly

Near Antonyms

chic, fashionable, modish, stylish; combed, groomed; neat, ordered, orderly, tidy; careful, fastidious, fussy, meticulous; clean, cleaned, cleanly, immaculate, sparkling, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied

Rhymes with FROWSY

blowsy, drowsy, lousy