frowsy

or frous·y

[ frou-zee ]

adjective

, frows·i·er, frows·i·est.

1. frowzy.

Other Words From

• frowsi·ly adverb
• frowsi·ness noun

Example Sentences

The “Siren Brooding on Her Eggs,” for instance, sits on her “frowsy nest / of neckties” singing a lullaby to “hungry egglets” who will soon hatch into something “ravenous with song.”

From New York Times

Simultaneously imperious and generous, fashion-obsessed and frowsy, solitary and sociable, she styles herself as an entrepreneur looking to establish a “members-only club” on the model of Soho House.

From New York Times

Her appearance is frowsy, but the cut of her tops advertises erotic vitality, and the delusion in her eyes announces her ripeness as a mark.

From The New Yorker

She mentions 1989’s Steel Magnolias, in which she played a frowsy southern misfit behind thick, horn-rimmed specs.

From The Guardian

There was silence now, as the Englishmen looked in astonishment at the frowsy creatures they had so lustily waltzed inside.

From Literature