"blowsy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈblaʊzi/ Forms: blowsier [comparative], blowsiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aʊzi Etymology: blowse + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blowse|y}} blowse + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} blowsy (comparative blowsier, superlative blowsiest)
  1. Having a reddish, coarse complexion, especially with a pudgy face. Translations (Having a reddish, coarse complexion): зачервен (začerven) (Bulgarian), червендалест (červendalest) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-blowsy-en-adj-Rnm3xyPc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 68 13 20 Disambiguation of 'Having a reddish, coarse complexion': 93 3 5
  2. (chiefly of a woman's hair or dress) Slovenly or unkempt, in the manner of a beggar or slattern. Translations (Slovenly or unkept): рошав (rošav) (Bulgarian), раздърпан (razdǎrpan) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-blowsy-en-adj-KiVO0Qnt Disambiguation of 'Slovenly or unkept': 9 87 3
  3. Unrefined, countrified.
    Sense id: en-blowsy-en-adj-CUtxDTyv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: blousy, blouzy, blowsey, blowzy

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