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Definition: FROUZY

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight; slovenly; dingy.[Websters]
2. Being bad or nasty. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being high. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being fulsome. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Being fusty, musty, moldy or mouldy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Being frowzy, frowsty, frowsy or fuggy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb frouzily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(frouzily)
1. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective frouzy.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Frouzy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Frouzy \Frou"zy\, adjective. [Prov. English frouzy froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or smell; compare to froust musty smell, frouse to rumple, frouze to curl, and English frounce, frowy.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FROUZY

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Fetid; musty; rank; dim; cloudy. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: FROUZY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight; slovenly; dingy.[Websters]
2. Being bad or nasty. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being high. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being fulsome. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Being fusty, musty, moldy or mouldy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Being frowzy, frowsty, frowsy or fuggy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb frouzily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(frouzily)
1. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective frouzy.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "FROUZY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Frouzy \Frou"zy\, adjective. [Prov. English frouzy froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or smell; compare to froust musty smell, frouse to rumple, frouze to curl, and English frounce, frowy.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: FROUZY

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Fetid; musty; rank; dim; cloudy. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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