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frowzy

/frou-zee/US // ˈfraʊ zi //UK // (ˈfraʊzɪ) //

皱巴巴的,皱眉头,眉毛胡子一把抓,皱纹

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    frowz·i·er, frowz·i·est.

    • : dirty and untidy; slovenly.
    • : ill-smelling; musty.

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Examples

  • Instead, we were instantly surrounded by several hundred ragged, barefooted, frowzy-headed men shouting "Fresh fish!"

  • Its frowzy blinds were down, and out on the Pool nothing moved but a fishing-boat sweeping in upon the first of the flood.

  • From windows frowzy heads were thrust out and rude women mocked at me.

  • Ask again, who in that frowzy garb can presume to think of her or stand within fifty miles of her orbit?

  • It was well painted, too, and stood out amongst its frowzy neighbors a thing approaching beauty.