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FROWSTY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. chiefly British : musty 2. chiefly British : frowsy sense 2 Synonyms See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus Examples of frowsty in a Sentence www.merriam-webster.com
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FROWSTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
FROWSTY meaning: 1. (of a room) having an unpleasant smell because of having no fresh air 2. (of a room) having an…. Learn more. dictionary.cambridge.org
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FROWSTY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
British Informal. frowstier, frowstiest. musty; ill-smelling. frowsty. / ˈfraʊstɪ /. adjective. ill-smelling; stale; musty. “Collins English Dictionary — ... www.dictionary.com
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frowsty
frowsty, a. orig. dial. (ˈfraʊstɪ) [Of obscure origin; cf. OF. frouste ruinous, decayed; also froughy, frowish, frowzy.] Fusty; having an unpleasant smell. (In Berks., Oxf., Leic., and Glouc. glossaries.) Also in Comb.1865 Athenæum No. 1960. 678/1 Use it on his frowsty head. 1881 E. J. Worboise Siss... Oxford English Dictionary
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12 Synonyms & Antonyms for FROWSTY - Thesaurus.com
frowsty · damp · fetid · malodorous · mildewy · musty · rank · stagnant · stale · stinky · stuffy. Discover More. Example Sentences. Examples have not been ... www.thesaurus.com
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Frowsty - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
adjective stale and unclean smelling synonyms: fusty, musty ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling having an unpleasant smell. www.vocabulary.com
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frowsty
frowsty/ˈfraustɪ; `fraʊstɪ/ adj(derog 贬 esp Brit) (of the air conditions in a room) stale and stuffy (指房间里的空气)不流通的, 闷热的. 牛津英汉双解词典
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FROWSTY definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
frowsty in American English (ˈfraʊsti ) adjective Word forms: ˈfrowstier or ˈfrowstiest British musty or stuffy. www.collinsdictionary.com
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frowsty - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adjective · Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour. · Synonyms: (British, dialectal) frowsy, frowzy; fusty. en.wiktionary.org
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Frowsty - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
frowsty(adj.) "having an unpleasant smell," 1865, of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old French frouste "ruinous, decayed," or to Old English þroh "rancid;" ... www.etymonline.com
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FROWSY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of FROWSY is musty, stale. How to use frowsy in a sentence. Did you know? www.merriam-webster.com
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A.Word.A.Day --frowsty - Wordsmith.org
MEANING: adjective: Musty: having a stale smell. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of frowzy (stuffy). Earliest documented use: 1865. wordsmith.org
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frowstiness
frowstiness (ˈfraʊstɪnɪs) [f. frowsty a. + -ness.] Frowsty quality; fustiness, stuffiness.1923 Daily Mail 21 June 10 To clear his lungs of their over-night ‘frowstiness’. 1926 W. J. Locke Old Bridge iii. ix, The old frowstiness of dirt had given place to the fragrance of cleanliness. 1960 Guardian 2... Oxford English Dictionary
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Betty May
his offer of a job to Loveday as a way out of their precarious existence in London which he described as "one filthy room in Fitzroy Street, a foul, frowsty wikipedia.org
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froust
▪ I. frowst, froust, v. ? dial. (fraʊst) [Of unknown origin; see frowst n. 1.] intr. To take pleasure in staying in a warm, close, ‘fuggy’ atmosphere. Hence ˈfrowster.1884 Standard 5 May 4/4 A generation that frousts over the fire. 1889 B. Whitby Awakening M. Fenwick II. 182, I hate..frowsting over ... Oxford English Dictionary
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