BLOWSY


Meaning of BLOWSY in English

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

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