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Here, between invisible walls, the fog hung thick and warm and sticky, crowding up close, with a kind of blowsy intimacy that whispered the atmosphere of the place.

The Secret House Edgar Wallace 1903

Whether Mr. Carrollton liked "blowsy" complexions or not, he certainly admired Maggie's at that moment, and drawing her closer to his side, he said, half playfully, half earnestly: "To see you thus anxious for me, Maggie, more than atones for your waywardness when last we parted.

Maggie Miller Mary Jane Holmes 1866

Hibiscus 'Peppermint Schnapps' - For an explosion of blowsy bloom in late summer, you can't grow anything better than hibiscus.

My Plant Safari Photos (at Sugar Creek) « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009

As the night wears on, the bitter contretemps between the squabbling pair gets progressively uglier-especially when blowsy, gin-soaked Martha mentions the couple's "son."

John Farr: Elizabeth Taylor: Star John Farr 2011

Sunlight poured through branches heavy with green, and huge, blowsy peonies nodded in the warm breeze.

Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

Sunlight poured through branches heavy with green, and huge, blowsy peonies nodded in the warm breeze.

Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

Sunlight poured through branches heavy with green, and huge, blowsy peonies nodded in the warm breeze.

Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

As the night wears on, the bitter contretemps between the squabbling pair gets progressively uglier-especially when blowsy, gin-soaked Martha mentions the couple's "son."

John Farr: Elizabeth Taylor: Star John Farr 2011

Tottering around with a martini glass, Charlotte Akin is delightfully blowsy as the widowed Queen Margaret -- a woman who relishes her bitterness.

Washington Shakespeare Company's haunted 'Richard III' isn't haunting enough Celia Wren 2010

Ged Dale, Eccles, LancsOne is a blowsy, overblown and preposterous melodrama played out to a hysterical score.

Notes and queries: What's the difference between operas and musicals? Is getting there quicker cheaper? The house where Handel and Hendrix lived 2011