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BLOWSY (blowsier, blowsiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: blowsier , blowsiest
, blowsiest Dictionary entry overview: What does blowsy mean?
• BLOWSY (adjective)
The adjective BLOWSY has 1 sense:
1. characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
Familiarity information: BLOWSY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
Synonyms:
blowsy; blowzy; slatternly; sluttish
Similar:
untidy (not neat and tidy)
Context examples
Her hair, so untidy, so blowsy!
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
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