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frowsty

[ frou-stee ]

adjective

British Informal.
frowstier, frowstiest.
  1. musty; ill-smelling.


frowsty

/ ˈڰʊɪ /

adjective

  1. ill-smelling; stale; musty
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڰǷɲپԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڰǷɲi· adverb
  • ڰǷɲi·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of frowsty1

First recorded in 1860–65; perhaps dialectal variant of frowzy
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Kids will continue to play and watch, drawn to the accoutred frowsty barn with its nets and stumps by family or school or the basic joy of bat and ball.

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In a frowsty office a man sits in front of a broken computer.

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I loved the frowsty look of my fellow-passengers, their faces creased by the ivory light, their clothes lying dishevelled on the dark red moquette.

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She opened the back door, and he followed her into the frowsty passage.

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"I can't understand what consolation you expect to find by shutting yourself up with a lot of frowsty monks," said Guy, fretfully.

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