Blowsy
(adjective)
- Having a disheveled or untidy appearance, often as a result of being too plump.
- Having a florid or ruddy complexion, often as a result of drinking too much alcohol.
Origin:
From the middle english word "blowe" meaning "blown" or "inflated" and the suffix "-sy" meaning "full of" or "having the characteristics of".
Examples:
- She was a blowsy woman, with a bright red face and hair that looked like it hadn't been combed in days.
- The flowers in the garden were blowsy and overgrown, as if they had been left to their own devices.
- His usually neat suit was looking a little blowsy, as if he had been wearing it for days on end.
- She had a blowsy look about her, like she had just rolled out of bed.
- The party was getting a bit rowdy and everyone was looking a bit blowsy by the end of the night.