frowsty

frowst·y

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [frou-stee]
- /ˈfraʊ sti/
- /ˈfraʊ.sti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [frou-stee]
- /ˈfraʊ sti/

Definitions of frowsty word

adjective frowsty musty; ill-smelling. 1
noun frowsty Having a stale, warm, and stuffy atmosphere. 1
adjective frowsty ill-smelling; stale; musty 0
adjective frowsty musty or stuffy 0
adjective frowsty (Britain) musty; stuffy (atmosphere). 0

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Origin of frowsty

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; perhaps dialectal variant of frowzy

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Parts of speech for Frowsty

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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frowsty popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for frowsty

adj frowsty

damp — Something that is damp is slightly wet.
fetid — having an offensive odor; stinking.
malodorous — having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.
musty — having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
rank — Otto [awt-oh] /ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1884–1939, Austrian psychoanalyst.

adjective frowsty

moldy — overgrown or covered with mold.
mouldy — a torpedo.
foetid — having an offensive odor; stinking.

All 13 Synonyms of frowsty