Definition of Frowsier

1. Adjective. (comparative of frowsy) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Frowsier

1. frowsy [adj] - See also: frowsy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frowsier

frown line
frown on
frown upon
frowned
frowner
frowners
frownest
frowneth
frownier
frowniest
frowning
frowningly
frowns
frowny
frows
frowsier (current term)
frowsiest
frowsily
frowst
frowsted
frowster
frowsters
frowstier
frowstiest
frowsting
frowsts
frowsty
frowsy
frowy
frowzier

Literary usage of Frowsier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Harrovian by Harrow School (1870)
"Now, what sort of a thing a " frowsier" was, I was quite at a loss to imagine, but remembering the old Harrow word ..."

2. A Trip Round the World in 1887-8 by William Sproston Caine (1888)
"As one wanders further and further from the English town, Hong Kong gets frowsier and more ruffianly every yard, till Tai-ping-shan is reached (the Hill of ..."

3. The Social Horizon by George F. Millin (1893)
"He had probably migrated to some frowsier neighbourhood, where, in addition to his six days of unfettered freedom, he would, no doubt, find the further ..."

4. Empire of the East: Or, Japan and Russia at War, 1904-5 by Bennet Burleigh (1905)
"As the available frowsy hotels were run by frowsier women, I slept on shipboard within the naval basin, and saw much of the Russian preparations to get ..."

5. Empire of the East: Or, Japan and Russia at War, 1904-5 by Bennet Burleigh (1905)
"As the available frowsy hotels were run by frowsier women, I slept on shipboard within the naval basin, and saw much of the Russian preparations to get ..."

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