Usually means: Neglected in appearance; musty, stale.
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  1. frowsy: Merriam-Webster
  2. frowsy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. frowsy: Collins English Dictionary
  4. frowsy: Vocabulary.com
  5. frowsy: Wordnik
  6. frowsy: Wiktionary
  7. frowsy: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. frowsy: Dictionary.com
  9. frowsy: Rhymezone
  10. frowsy: FreeDictionary.org
  11. frowsy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. frowsy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. frowsy: Urban Dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.

Similar:
frowzy, slovenly, untidy, frousy, frouzy, scruffy, scuffy, frumpy, mangy, dingy, more...

Opposite:
fresh, clean, tidy, neat, groomed

Types:
bedraggled, unkempt, disheveled, mussed, rumpled, tousled, more...

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Similar:
frowzy, slovenly, untidy, frousy, frouzy, scruffy, scuffy, frumpy, mangy, dingy, more...

Opposite:
fresh, clean, tidy, neat, groomed

Types:
bedraggled, unkempt, disheveled, mussed, rumpled, tousled, more...



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