variants also blowzy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blowsy 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
  • Chelsea occasionally bypassed the press with Gusto, a right-back playing in midfield, and captain Reece James interchanging positions, but were not helped by sloppy moments.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Or that fixing problems like their sloppy first-quarter defense and stagnant run game — at least for one week — gives reason to believe their floor and ceiling will rise higher as the season progresses.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Her brunette hair was styled with a shaggy aesthetic with fringe to frame her face.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But as on Letterboxd, Runquist’s YouTube videos are conversational and shaggy.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Tallying the number of Americans detained by immigration agents is inherently messy and incomplete.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • If a mess does happen, clean up spills or messy bakes early so that grime and grease don’t build up.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The other near certainty in Lead Actor should be Gary Oldman, who anchors Slow Horses with a slovenly charisma that is, against all odds, deeply watchable.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • Fanning, for whom this film is certainly a showcase, plays Polly, who’s revealed to be a physical and emotional mess in the opening scenes, in which she’s shown anxiously puttering around her large, unkempt house, chain-smoking and trying on dresses for an upcoming important interview.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As the friend mentioned the dirty, unkempt sidewalks, trash in the street and the overgrown trees, Bidegain decided something needed to be done.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For those with untidy cleaning closets like myself, this nifty holder mounts to your wall and is designed with special grips to hold your go-to broom, tried-and-true mop, and more.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The untidy performance, which featured two throwing errors in the infield and a season-high five walks from Carlos Rodón, dropped the second-place Yankees to 55-45.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • Bonus points for Sarah Sherman’s dowdy character, who accidentally got on the Epstein list.
    Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Once known for dowdy packaging and perhaps questionable tastes or ingredients, the products now compete with national name brands, sparking a shakeup among major food companies.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Blowsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowsy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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