frowzled
- adjective
- /ˈfraʊzəld/
- Archaic
- He arrived at the meeting looking frowzled and unprepared, as if he had just rolled out of bed.
Examples
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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.
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The room was frowzled with clothes strewn everywhere, making it impossible to walk without stepping on something.
Synonyms
Untidy and done without care
Having messy hair, clothes, or things around them
Not smooth or neat because it has many small creases
Hair that looks messy after sleep or wind
Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud
Not neat or tidy in appearance
Being dirty and messy in appearance
A surface made wavy by wind or movement
Slightly creased and untidy, often for clothes or bed covers
Looking worn and tired from long hard times
Antonyms
How Messy
Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.