WORD OF THE DAY: Frowzy

Posted on November 10, 2016 ·
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\FROU-zee\
adjective
1. dirty and untidy; slovenly.
2. ill-smelling; musty.
Quotes
Such hair as he had was of a grizzled black, cut short and straight upon his temples, and hanging in a frowzy fridge about his ears.
— Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop, 1841
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