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frouzy

/ˈfɹaʊzi/

frouzy adjective: froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or nose.

Adjective

frouzy (comparative more frouzy, superlative most frouzy)

  1. (UK) froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or nose
  2. fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight
  3. slovenly; dingy
    • Petticoats in frouzy heaps.1730, Jonathan Swift, The Lady's Dressing Room

Forms of frouzy

comparativemore frouzy
superlativemost frouzy

Origin of frouzy

Compare froust (“a musty smell”), frouse (“to rumple”), frouze (“to curl”), frounce.

Words formed from frouzy

Words that rhyme with frouzy

Questions about frouzy

What does frouzy mean?
Frouzy means froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or nose.
What part of speech is frouzy?
Frouzy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce frouzy?
Frouzy is pronounced /ˈfɹaʊzi/.

Words near frouzy in the dictionary

  1. frousting
  2. frousts
  3. frousy
  4. frouziest
  5. frouzily
  6. frouzy
  7. frovatriptan
  8. frover
  9. frow
  10. froward
  11. frowardly

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