adjective
- having a coarse, ruddy, or disheveled appearance; untidy and red-faced
Usage: somewhat archaic; often describes women
Examples
- The blowzy woman at the market had windswept hair and rosy cheeks.
- After working in the garden all day, she looked rather blowzy.
- The tavern keeper was a blowzy woman with a hearty laugh.
- Her blowzy appearance suggested she had been working hard outdoors.
- The portrait showed a blowzy peasant woman in simple clothes.
- Despite her blowzy looks, she was known for her kind heart.