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    blows·y
    /ˈblouzē/

    adjective

    • 1. coarse, untidy, and red-faced (typically used of a woman): "blowsy, old-fashioned roses"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › blowsyBlowsy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BLOWSY is having a sloppy or unkempt appearance or aspect : frowsy. How to use blowsy in a sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › blowsyBLOWSY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Blowsy definition: having a coarse, ruddy complexion.. See examples of BLOWSY used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBLOWSY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Blowsy means fat and untidy, often with badly fitting clothes. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from literature and translations in different languages.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › blowsyBlowsy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone who's blowsy is disheveled and frumpy. Your blowsy Aunt Jan might have long, messy hair and wear slightly shabby clothes. Traditionally, the adjective blowsy has been used mainly to describe dowdy older women, although it sometimes implies a perceivable sexuality as well.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBLOWSY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BLOWSY meaning: 1. A blowsy woman is rather fat and looks untidy, often with badly fitting clothes. 2. A blowsy…. Learn more.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishblowsy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    blowsy. adjective. /ˈblaʊzi/ (also blowzy) (British English, informal, disapproving) an offensive way to describe a woman who you think looks large, fat and untidy. Word Origin. Want to learn more?

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLOWSY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. (esp of a woman) untidy in appearance; slovenly. 2. (of a woman) ruddy in complexion; red-faced. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. blowsily (ˈblowsily) or blowzily (ˈblowzily) adverb.