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Adjective: frowsty (frowstier,frowstiest)  fraws-tee
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. Stale and unclean smelling
    "What are you going to do with all that frowsty old art and history of yours?";
    - fusty, musty

Derived forms: frowstier, frowstiest

See also: ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard], minging [Brit, informal], pongy [Brit, informal], stinky [informal], unpleasant-smelling, whiffy [Brit, informal]