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frowzled

frowzled

9.9
Very untidy so hair and clothes look messy
  • adjective
  • /ˈfraʊzəld/
  • Archaic
translation icon : desordenado
  • He arrived at the meeting looking frowzled and unprepared, as if he had just rolled out of bed.

Examples

  • He looks very frowzled and sleepy.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • After waking up from a nap, she realized her hair was frowzled and needed some attention.

  • The room was frowzled with clothes strewn everywhere, making it impossible to walk without stepping on something.

Synonyms

sloppy
vsfrowzled
155 2.0

Untidy and done without care

focuses on strong physical disorder rather than just careless execution
disheveled
vsfrowzled
21 6.1

Having messy hair, clothes, or things around them

is more extreme messiness and overall disarray rather than mere disorder
rumpled
vsfrowzled
11 4.2

Not smooth or neat because it has many small creases

applies to broader, more extreme untidiness rather than only creasing
tousled
vsfrowzled
5 5.3

Hair that looks messy after sleep or wind

describes whole condition of extreme untidiness rather than only disturbed hair
bedraggled
vsfrowzled
4 7.0

Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud

is general extreme untidiness not limited to being wet or dirty
ungroomed
vsfrowzled
1 5.1

Not neat or tidy in appearance

implies a very messy, tousled condition rather than merely unstyled looks
frowzy
vsfrowzled
1 9.9

Being dirty and messy in appearance

is about a very messy, disordered state rather than long habit
ruffled
vsfrowzled
1 4.1

A surface made wavy by wind or movement

refers to overall messy disorder rather than only surface waviness
ruffly
vsfrowzled
1 7.0

Slightly creased and untidy, often for clothes or bed covers

describes full, extreme untidiness rather than only slight creasing
raddled
vsfrowzled
  • UK
9.9

Looking worn and tired from long hard times

describes untidiness without implying tiredness or hardship as the cause

Antonyms

144 1.0

Clean and tidy with things in order

47 1.0

Having things in order with no mess

How Messy

frowzled
  • Archaic
9.9
disheveled
21 6.1
messy
233 1.0
neat
144 1.0

Surface Forms

frowzled positive

Morphology

frowzled = frowzy (semi-transparent) = frowzy + ed

The adjective is formed from the adjective 'frowzy' with a participial/adjectival '-ed' ending, but 'frowzy' is relatively uncommon and the surface form differs, so the relation may not be obvious to many learners.

Etymology

The word frowzled is easy to remember: a helpful way is to think of the older word frowzy and the familiar word frazzled, both giving the picture of messy, tousled hair or clothes. So frowzled means 'messy' or 'untidy'.