frowzy
Example Sentences
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Fleetwood has also shaved his trademark — and popular — frowzy beard.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2022
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
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
They brought Frankie in very dirty and frowzy.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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