frouzy

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English

Etymology

Compare froust (a musty smell), frouse (to rumple), frouze (to curl), frounce, frowy.

Pronunciation

Adjective

frouzy (comparative more frouzy, superlative most frouzy)

  1. (British) froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or nose
  2. fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight
  3. slovenly; dingy

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