frowsty.
Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour.
Meaning & usage
Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour.
Of a person: dull, slow; also, unkempt, untidy.
Where this word comes from
Origin unknown; possibly a variant of frowsy (frousy, frouzy, frowzy), etymology also unknown; and possibly related to Old French frouste (“decayed, in a state of ruin”). Compare also froughy, frow.
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