BLOWSY

blowsy, blowzy, slatternly, sluttish

(adjective) characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

blowsy (comparative blowsier, superlative blowsiest)

Having a reddish, coarse complexion, especially with a pudgy face.

(chiefly, of a woman's hair or dress) Slovenly or unkempt, in the manner of a beggar or slattern.

Unrefined, countrified.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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