blowsy
Flushed and slovenly
Blowsy describes a woman who looks disheveled, flushed, or coarsely robust—suggesting someone past her prime with a ruddy complexion and untidy appearance.
The word carries faint disapproval: a blowsy barmaid, She looked blowsy after the long night.
Also spelled blowzy.
The term is old-fashioned and primarily British.
Crude or indecent
- brassyBold and tastelessly loud
- loudHigh in volume
- bawdyHumorously indecent
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
slatternly · tawdry · flashy · cheap · showy · gaudy · brash · overblown
vulgar
Crude or indecent
unrefined · slatternly · tawdry · flashy · cheap · showy · gaudy · brash · overblown · tarty
unkempt
Untidy in appearance
- messyLacking order or neatness
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
sloppy · shabby · bedraggled · frowsy · rumpled · slovenly · untidy · mussed · frumpy · windblown
florid
Excessively ornate or ruddy
blowsyneat
Orderly, or undiluted
tidy · groomed · well-groomed · immaculate · polished