adjective
also blowzy or blousy ˈblau̇zē, -zi
( -er/-est )
Etymology: blowse or blowze or blouse + -y
1. of a person : coarse and ruddy-faced : fat and ruddy : high-colored and well-fed
2. : disheveled , frowsy
a careless blowsy wench
lived in a series of blowsy rooms
often : giving an effect of dishevelment (as by reason of imperfect planning, inattention to detail, or omission of needed polish and finish)
blowsy novels
blowsy metaphysical abstractions — Brendan Gill
Synonyms: see slatternly