frowsty

frowst y |ˈfroustē ˈfraʊsti | ▶adjective ( frowstier, frowstiest ) Brit. having a stale, warm, and stuffy atmosphere: a small, frowsty office. DERIVATIVES frowst i ness noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (originally dialect ): variant of frowzy .

frowsty

frow |sty |ˈfraʊsti | ▶adjective ( frowstier, frowstiest ) Brit. having a stale, warm, and stuffy atmosphere: a small, frowsty office. DERIVATIVES frowstiness noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (originally dialect ): variant of frowzy .

frowsty

frowsty adjective Brit. a frowsty room: stuffy, musty, airless, unventilated, fusty, close, muggy, stifling, suffocating, oppressive; stale, stagnant, smelly; N. Amer. funky; rare mucid. ANTONYMS airy, ventilated.