blowsy
adjective
[ ˈblaʊzi ]
• coarse, untidy, and red-faced (typically used of a woman).
• "the cheap perfume worn by the blowsy woman"
Similar:
untidy,
sloppy,
scruffy,
messy,
dishevelled,
slovenly,
slatternly,
tousled,
unkempt,
frowzy,
slipshod,
bedraggled,
down at heel,
coarse-looking,
red-faced,
ruddy,
florid,
ruddy-complexioned,
flushed,
raddled,
rubicund,
rubescent,
Origin:
early 17th century: from obsolete blowze ‘beggar's female companion’, of unknown origin.
