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frowny

/ˈfɹaʊni/

frowny adjective: frowning. Also the ellipsis of frowny face.

Adjective

frowny (comparative frownier, superlative frowniest)

  1. (childish, informal) Frowning.
    • She made a frowny face.
    • […] the black-and-white splendor of our men, as well as the fur-decked rosiness of our women, is only enhanced by contrast against the frowny murkings of the sky.1895, Percival Pollard, chapter V, in The Cape of Storms, page 75

Also used as

frowny is also the ellipsis of frowny face.

Forms of frowny

Adjective
comparativefrownier
superlativefrowniest
Noun
pluralfrownies

Origin of frowny

From frown + -y.

Words formed from frowny

Phrases with frowny

Words that rhyme with frowny

Questions about frowny

What does frowny mean?
Frowny means frowning.
What part of speech is frowny?
Frowny is an adjective.
How do you pronounce frowny?
Frowny is pronounced /ˈfɹaʊni/.

Words near frowny in the dictionary

  1. frowns
  2. frowns at
  3. frowns on
  4. frowns upon
  5. frownsome
  6. frowny
  7. frowny face
  8. frowny faces
  9. frows
  10. frowse
  11. frowsed

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