frowzy

Example Sentences

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Each year, right about now, I want to declare it Throw-in-the-Trowel-Week, as the aftermath of spring’s tender, joyous effusion goes beyond charmingly fuzzy to just plain frowzy and tattered.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021

Hader swigged kombucha, looking maximally frowzy; walking through the set, he’d muttered, “Dishevelled weirdo coming through.”

From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2019

The excellent Ms. Rogers returns as Harry’s frowzy helpmeet, a woman narcotized by monotony, who can still put on the dog for a handsome stranger.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2018

However, I can opine about a cappella uniforms as a style choice—they put the F in frowzy, and two F’s in naff.

From Slate • May 14, 2015

What I want is a mirror, to see if my lipstick is all right, whether the feathers are too ridiculous, too frowzy.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood