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

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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