frowsty
adjective
[ ˈfraʊsti ]
• having a stale, warm, and stuffy atmosphere.
• "a small, frowsty office"
Similar:
stuffy,
musty,
airless,
unventilated,
fusty,
close,
muggy,
stifling,
suffocating,
oppressive,
stale,
stagnant,
smelly,
funky,
claggy,
mucid,
Opposite:
airy,
ventilated,
Origin:
mid 19th century (originally dialect): variant of frowzy.
