"bowsy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: bowsier [comparative], bowsiest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} bowsy (comparative bowsier, superlative bowsiest)
  1. Obsolete spelling of boozy Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: boozy
    Sense id: en-bowsy-en-adj-WZf~F1mT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bowsies [plural]
Etymology: Probably from above, from being applied to drunkards. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bowsy (plural bowsies)
  1. (Ireland, colloquial) an unsavoury and unreliable (usually male) layabout. Tags: Ireland, colloquial Synonyms: gurrier, gouger, lout, scanger, ruffian, bowsie
    Sense id: en-bowsy-en-noun-rIDYl-5D Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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