(also blowzy ) / ˈblaʊzi; NAmE / adjective
( BrE , informal , disapproving ) a woman who is blowsy is big and fat and looks untidy
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from obsolete blowze beggar's female companion , of unknown origin.
(also blowzy ) / ˈblaʊzi; NAmE / adjective
( BrE , informal , disapproving ) a woman who is blowsy is big and fat and looks untidy
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from obsolete blowze beggar's female companion , of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005