- frowsty
- frowsty "having an unpleasant smell," 1865, of unknown origin; perhaps related to O.Fr. frouste "ruinous, decayed," or to O.E. þroh "rancid;" both of which also are of uncertain origin.
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frowsty
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frowsty — [frous′tē] adj. frowstier, frowstiest [prob. altered < FROWZY] Brit. musty or stuffy frowstiness n … English World dictionary
frowsty — UK [ˈfraʊstɪ] / US adjective Word forms frowsty : adjective frowsty comparative frowstier superlative frowstiest British a frowsty room has an unpleasant smell because it does not have fresh air in it … English dictionary
frowsty — adjective (frowstier; est) Etymology: alteration of frowsy Date: 1865 1. chiefly British musty 2. chiefly British frowsy 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
frowsty — frowstily, adv. frowstiness, n. /frow stee/, adj., frowstier, frowstiest. Brit. Informal. musty; ill smelling. [1860 65; perh. dial. var. of FROWZY] * * * … Universalium
frowsty — adjective musty; stuffy (atmosphere) … Wiktionary
frowsty — Synonyms and related words: bad, bad smelling, blasted, blighted, blown, despoiled, fecal, fetid, flyblown, foul, frowsy, frowy, frowzy, fulsome, funky, fusty, gamy, graveolent, high, ill smelling, maggoty, malodorous, mephitic, miasmal, miasmic … Moby Thesaurus
frowsty — , frowzy The first means musty or stale; the second, untidy or dingy … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
frowsty — frowst·y || fraÊŠstɪ adj. having a moldy smell; musty … English contemporary dictionary
frowsty — adjective (frowstier, frowstiest) Brit. having a stale, warm, and stuffy atmosphere. Derivatives frowstiness noun Origin C19 (orig. dialect): var. of frowzy … English new terms dictionary
frowsty — frows·ty … English syllables
