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   frowzy

   /ˈfraʊzi/

   adjective

   • 1. scruffy and neglected in appearance: "seedy-looking doormen in frowzy uniforms" Similar scruffyunkemptuntidysloppymessydishevelledslovenlyslatternlybedraggleddown at heelill-dressedbadly dresseddowdyinformal:raggedyOpposite tidy
   • ▪ dingy and stuffy: "a frowzy drinking-club" Similar dingygloomydulldrabdarkbadly/poorly litdimstuffyclosemustystalestagnantstiflingsuffocatingunfreshshabbyseedyrun downtackyfrowstyfuggy

   Word Origin late 17th century (originally dialect): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frowziness noun

   Scrabble Points: 24

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