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also blowzy
as in sloppy
lacking neatness in dress or person
a large, blowsy woman in frumpy clothes runs the diner
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Recent Examples of blowsy
Brown appreciates the architecture of this structural plant amid more blowsy natives.
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Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 1 May 2026
Rows of blowsy moss-green cabbages, their thick veins silvered with spider webs, the edges of their tougher outer leaves nibbled by slugs and snails.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
In the final scene, the one female regular at the Royal, a blowsy barfly well played by Barbara Lowing, is moving toward the bar as Hanna and Liv move decisively in the other direction.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
The queen of Playland was Laughing Sal, a tall, blowsy figure of fun, with a maniacal laugh.
—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2018
Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 1 May 2026
Rows of blowsy moss-green cabbages, their thick veins silvered with spider webs, the edges of their tougher outer leaves nibbled by slugs and snails.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
In the final scene, the one female regular at the Royal, a blowsy barfly well played by Barbara Lowing, is moving toward the bar as Hanna and Liv move decisively in the other direction.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
The queen of Playland was Laughing Sal, a tall, blowsy figure of fun, with a maniacal laugh.
—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowsy
Adjective
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His edges going backwards can be a little sloppy, but with some refinement and good coaching, there could be something there.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The Rays had a chance for more as the Tigers continued their sloppy play.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Participants with wet but non-wrinkled fingers required significantly more force to maintain the same hold; their hands were working harder to do less.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering, while wrinkled leaves can point to underwatering.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Between segments, Byrd, a shaggy-haired blonde perpetually clad in a spiderweb crochet bikini, would take calls from viewers, urge them to use condoms and dental dams, and get ready for the next performer, who would vary in gender expression and talent.—
Mike Albo,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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However, despite Fariala’s tight control of the tone and the musical elements, the script remains shaggy and unfocused at times.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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And this is where the movie takes off from retro mythology to become its own slovenly mod thing.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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To Washington, a beard made a man look unkempt and slovenly, masking the higher emotions that civility required.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That shouldn’t happen to anyone, even unkempt cheaters.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
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Djena’s hair was always unkempt.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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In the living room, a pilot rearranges an untidy study desk.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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An untidy pile of chicken eyeballs on a slab, one of them gazing directly at us, is a vignette from a butcher’s shop—and also an echo of the horrific eye injuries inflicted on Kashmiri protestors by the police’s metal-pellet shotguns.—
Samanth Subramanian,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Like sparks igniting, the result is a piece that feels alive with energy rather than a dowdy relic of the past.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
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Reed was not the typical dowdy or frumpy critic.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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To make matters messier, Danson and Goldberg’s romance was cooling off and the two actually tried to get out of the Friars roast, but the club said the tickets had been sold and the show must go on.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Miami-Dade’s mayor is forcing out both her top deputy and the PortMiami director as her administration faces a costly and messy real estate deal to prevent the port’s fuel depot from being lost to a luxury condo development.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Blowsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowsy. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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