adjective
also frow·zy ˈfrau̇zē, -zi
( -er/-est )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : having a slatternly, slovenly, unkempt, or uncared-for appearance : shabby , mean , squalid , disheveled
filled the entrance with her frowsy bulk — Arthur Morrison
frowsy white hair
a frowsy old office
reduced to a daily diet of frowsy economy — F.A.Swinnerton
2. : musty , stale
a frowsy smell of stale beer and stale smoke — W.S.Maugham
this must render the air moist, frowsy , and even putrid — Tobias Smollett
Synonyms: see slatternly