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Meaning of FROWZY

Pronunciation:  'frawzee

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 Definition: [adj]  negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance"
 
 Synonyms: frowsy, slovenly, untidy
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Frow"zy\, a. [See {Frouzy}.]
Slovenly; unkempt; untidy; frouzy. ``With head all frowzy.''
--Spenser.
      The frowzy soldiers' wives hanging out clothes. --W. D.
                                               Howells.
 
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