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View usage for: blowsy in British English or blowzy (ˈblaʊzɪ) adjectiveWord forms: blowsier, blowsiest, blowzier or blowziest1. (esp of a woman) untidy in appearance; slovenly or sluttish 2. (of a woman) ruddy in complexion; red-faced Derived forms blowsily (ˈblowsily) or blowzily (ˈblowzily) adverb blowsiness (ˈblowsiness) or blowziness (ˈblowziness) noun Word origin C18: from dialect blowze beggar girl, of unknown origin blowsy in American English (ˈblaʊzi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈblowsier or ˈblowsiest Examples of 'blowsy' in a sentenceblowsy The blowsy barmaid looked me up and down as she poured my drink.Her voice was soft as though unsure, but I knew that once she was sure, about whatever, she would be what my mother calls blowsy.She had come, a blowsy young woman of his own age, with soft lazy eyes and a fierce tongue.On the dining room table was a vase and in it, a handful of blowsy but still gorgeous roses. Synonyms of 'blowsy'slovenly, sloppy, untidy, dishevelled red-faced, ruddy, florid More Synonyms of blowsy Definition (of a woman) slovenly or sluttish Synonyms tousled sluttish slatternly frowzy Definition (of a woman) ruddy in complexion Additional synonymsDefinition with hair or clothing that is untidy, wet, or dirty a bedraggled group of journalists Synonyms messy, soiled, dirty, disordered, stained, dripping, muddied, muddy, drenched, ruffled, untidy, sodden, sullied, dishevelled, rumpled, unkempt, tousled, disarranged, disarrayed, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition (of a person's hair, clothes, or general appearance) disordered and untidy She arrived looking flushed and dishevelled. Synonyms untidy, disordered, messy, ruffled, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, tousled, hanging loose, blowsy, uncombed, disarranged, disarrayed, frowzy, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition having a red or flushed complexion He was a stout, florid man. Synonyms flushed, ruddy, rubicund, high-coloured, high-complexioned, blowsy- blow your own trumpet
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