FROUZY

Etymology

Adjective

frouzy (comparative more frouzy, superlative most frouzy)

(British) froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or nose

fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight

slovenly; dingy

Source: Wiktionary

Frou"zy, a. Etym: [Prov. E. frouzy froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or smell; cf. froust a musty smell, frouse to rumple, frouze to curl, and E. frounce, frowy.]

Definition: Fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight; slovenly; dingy. See Frowzy. "Petticoats in frouzy heaps." Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition