Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Wednesday Word of the Week

Frowzy (frou-zee)
adjective

Dirty and untidy; slovenly.

"After several days in the woods, the hikers appeared a bit frowzy."

Alternative definition
adjective

The disagreeable physical and mental effects of prolonged winter; unusually dull, sluggish, ornery.

"With snow still covering the ground near the end of March, Brad grew frowzy and irrational, cursing the weatherman and spitting at snowplows." 

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