"frowsy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹaʊzi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frowsy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: frowsier [comparative], frowsiest [superlative]
Etymology: Unknown, but perhaps related to the dialectal adjective frowsty. Attested since the 1680s. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{l|en|frowsty}} frowsty Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} frowsy (comparative frowsier, superlative frowsiest)
  1. Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance. Synonyms: frowzy Translations (having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance): запуснат (zapusnat) (Bulgarian), desendreçat (Catalan), zanedbaný (Czech), resuinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-frowsy-en-adj-NzcYlmuj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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