- a variation of blowsy.
blowzy
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And the character of Martha, whom Albee described as “ample,” is usually played as blowzy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2022
Even in December, the garden bears flowers: Helleborus niger — Christmas roses — with their blowzy blossoms in faded Victorian shades of lavender and sage.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2021
Even a fizzled Faust on Broadway would have made a big, blowzy splash, and would surely have given succor to the new, pop-fluent generation of musical theater writers.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2014
Though shunned at first, Daltirus's blowzy, beaten-down Bess is gradually accepted as she finds safe haven with lonely Porgy.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2011
These blowzy women with their little hats and their clippings hungered for attention.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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