Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a coarsely ruddy and bloated appearance.
- adjective Disheveled and frowzy; unkempt.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ruddyfaced; fat and ruddy; high-colored.
- Disheveled; unkempt: as, blowzy hair.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Coarse and ruddy-faced; fat and ruddy; high colored; frowzy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative spelling of
blowsy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"blowzy" we were moved for a few moments to an honest self-scrutiny and repentance.
Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Christopher Morley 1923
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On the other, our 2008 Gewurztraminer for its blowzy, passionate expression of a vintage.
Q&A 2009
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On the other, our 2008 Gewurztraminer for its blowzy, passionate expression of a vintage.
Q&A: Bob Madill, General Manager, Sheldrake Point Vineyard 2009
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On the other, our 2008 Gewurztraminer for its blowzy, passionate expression of a vintage.
LENNDEVOURS: 2009
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Fully realized blossoms -- blatant and blowzy, lavishly colored and shamelessly, intoxicatingly scented like the blooming sexual organs that they are.
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Fully realized blossoms -- blatant and blowzy, lavishly colored and shamelessly, intoxicatingly scented like the blooming sexual organs that they are.
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Some men might find her physically attractive, I suppose, if you like that dyed blonde, blowzy, over-sexed type.
She Closed Her Eyes 2010
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She knocked the blowzy diner scenes from her desk, moistened her hands and pulled a lump of clay from the bag.
Cock Sculpting 2009
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Pictures As in these videos, Mr. Galifianakis uses his blowzy presence to great effect on stage.
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She knocked the blowzy diner scenes from her desk, moistened her hands and pulled a lump of clay from the bag.
Cock Sculpting 2009
yarb commented on the word blowzy
A blowzy old bag in a brown hat
flutters mascara...
- Peter Reading, Interview, from Fiction, 1979
June 26, 2008
dream7184 commented on the word blowzy
also spelled blousy and blowsy
November 14, 2012