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Word of the Day – Blowsy

By March 3, 2019Word of the Day

Blowsy (adj)

blow-see

(of a woman) coarse, untidy, and red-faced.

Early 17th century: from obsolete blowze ‘beggar’s female companion’, of unknown origin.

Example sentences

“She was nothing but a blowsy whore in cheap perfume!”

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