frowsty

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour.

   “He thought of getting back by half-past twelve, / And tot of rum to send him warm to sleep / In draughty dug-out frowsty with the fumes / Of coke, and full of snoring, weary men.”

2. sıfat Of a person: dull, slow; also, unkempt, untidy.

   “A window opened above the shop, and a frowsty-looking man, yellow-pale, was quickly and nervously hauling in the national flag. There were shouts of derision and mockery—a great overtone of acrid derision—the flag and its owner ignominiously disappeared.”