My study was so frowzy I couldn't sit in it (Thomas Hughes).
SYNONYM(S): dingy, slatternly, unkempt, soiled.a thousand frowzy steams which I could not analyze (Tobias Smollett).
SYNONYM(S): fusty. Also, frousy, frouzy, frowsy.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
frowzy — frowz•y [[t]ˈfraʊ zi[/t]] adj. frowz•i•er, frowz•i•est 1) dirty and untidy; slovenly 2) ill smelling; musty • Etymology: 1675–85 frowz′i•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
frow´zi|ne — frowz|y «FROW zee», adjective, frowz|i|er, frowz|i|est. 1. dirty and untidy; slovenly: »My study was so frowzy I couldn t sit in it (Thomas Hughes). SYNONYM(S): dingy, slatternly, unkempt, soiled … Useful english dictionary
frow´zi|ly — frowz|y «FROW zee», adjective, frowz|i|er, frowz|i|est. 1. dirty and untidy; slovenly: »My study was so frowzy I couldn t sit in it (Thomas Hughes). SYNONYM(S): dingy, slatternly, unkempt, soiled … Useful english dictionary
frowzy — frowz|y [ frauzi ] adjective AMERICAN 1. ) a frowzy person has a messy or dirty appearance 2. ) a frowzy room has an unpleasant smell because it does not have fresh air in it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Frau|en — frau «frow», noun, plural fraus «frowz». Slang. wife. ╂[< Frau] Frau «frow», noun, plural Fraus «frowz», German Frau|en «FROW uhn». 1. Mrs. Abbr: Fr … Useful english dictionary
Frau — /frddow/; Eng. /frow/, n., pl. Frauen /frddow euhn/, Eng. Fraus /frowz/. German. 1. a married woman; a wife. 2. the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a married woman, corresponding to Mrs. * * * … Universalium
Haus|frau — «HOWS FROW», noun, plural fraus « FROWZ», German frau|en « FROW uhn». a housewife: »We re really Hausfraus, and we can cook and press our own dresses and keep house (Time). ╂[< German Hausfrau] … Useful english dictionary
