frowsy

But only she can provide the meaningful interruption into the frowsy narrative that has built around her.

It reeked with stale tobacco-smoke, the smell of cookery, and the odors of frowsy clothes.

He had a most amiable feeling towards it, were it ever so frowsy and undersized and sallow.

She had let fall a bunch of flowers from her frowsy dress upon the pulpit desk and had left them there.

Anywhere else must be less dusty and frowsy and empty than here.

There was no attempt at smartness in their attire; they were dowdy and frowsy, and even the young faces were old.