adverb
- in a coarse, ruddy, or unkempt manner; with a slovenly or untidy appearance
Usage: informal; dated
Examples
- She dressed blowsily, with wrinkled clothes and disheveled hair.
- The woman appeared blowsily made up, with heavy rouge and smudged lipstick.
- He stumbled in blowsily, looking as though he had slept in his suit.
- The character was portrayed blowsily, emphasizing her rough, working-class background.
- Her appearance was blowsily neglected, suggesting years of hardship.