frowsty
Of a person: dull, slow; also, unkempt, untidy.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
Of a person: dull, slow; also, unkempt, untidy.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour.
Origin: ; possibly a variant of frowsy (frousy, frouzy, frowzy), etymology also unknown; and possibly related to . Compare also froughy, frow#Etymology 3. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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