frowzledadj.
/ˈfraʊz(ə)ld/ Rumpled, tousled, dishevelled, frowzy.
ΘΠ
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective] > of person, clothes, etc.
rowsey1565
slovenlya1568
sloven-like1569
uncompta1641
frowzy1710
blowzed1766
blowzyc1770
tousy1786
frowzled1808
sloven1821
hashy1825
tously1832
tousled1847
tuzzy-muzzy1847
unsleek1859
tousled-looking1860
slouchy1864
scraggly1869
frowzly1872
sploshy1881
schlumpy1956
streelish1974
1808 M. Wilmot Jrnl. 20 Sept. (1934) iii. 376 [His] enthusiasm caught fire & made him..rub his frouzled Crop till every hair stood erect.
Derivatives
frowzly adj. /ˈfraʊzlɪ/ (also frowsly) in similar sense.
/ˈfraʊzlɪ/ (also frowsly) in similar sense.ΘΠ
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective] > of person, clothes, etc.
rowsey1565
slovenlya1568
sloven-like1569
uncompta1641
frowzy1710
blowzed1766
blowzyc1770
tousy1786
frowzled1808
sloven1821
hashy1825
tously1832
tousled1847
tuzzy-muzzy1847
unsleek1859
tousled-looking1860
slouchy1864
scraggly1869
frowzly1872
sploshy1881
schlumpy1956
streelish1974
1872 S. Hale Lett. (1919) 111 Both these Fräuleins had short frowsly hair.
1901 Harper's Mag. 102 665/1 Look at the poor thing's hair! Only see how frowsly it is.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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