blowzy

Examples

• All

• I could not get past a woman using the word 'blowzy' in a sentence and getting away with it.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The painting depicted a blowzy woman sitting in a cluttered room, surrounded by discarded clothes and empty bottles.

• Tips for closing cab doors on civilians and their blowzy women?

  The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

• Her file photo showed me a blowzy blonde with big Jersey hair, lots of makeup, and a slim frame.

  Fiction book (1999)

• He was staring at a sketch of a blowzy woman bathing.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Despite her talent, her blowzy appearance often distracted from her performance on stage.

Synonyms

S

scruffy

vsblowzy

23 3.8

Messy and untidy in clothes or appearance

is seen as harsher and more coarse than a shabby appearance

U

unkempt

vsblowzy

13 5.1

Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes

is more about a slovenly coarse look rather than general neglect

B

blowsy

vsblowzy

• Offensive

1 9.3

A woman who looks untidy with messy hair and loose clothes

is the other spelling with the same meaning and usage

F

frowzy

vsblowzy

1 9.9

Being dirty and messy in appearance

is judged more slovenly and coarse than habitual neglect

S

slobby

vsblowzy

• Informal

1 7.4

Messy and untidy in how a person or place looks

is associated with a coarser slovenly impression than simple carelessness

Antonyms

T

tidy

47 1.0

Having things in order with no mess

W

well-groomed

9 3.5

Neat and tidy in appearance with clean clothes and neat hair

How Untidy

slovenly

5 6.9

blowzy

• Offensive

9.9

disheveled

21 6.1

unkempt

13 5.1

messy

233 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology