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Frowsty

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Chiefly British Having a stale smell; musty.

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adj. musty; stuffy (atmosphere)

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. stale and unclean smelling

Word Usage

"Alas, the taverns reputation declined over the years and by 1775 Garrick was referring to the frowsty bowers of the Dog and Duck as peopled with half-drunk fauns and dryads breaking lamps."

Equivalent

Stinky malodourous unpleasant-smelling ill-smelling malodorous

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