Definition of "blowzy" [blowz•y]

• Having a coarsely ruddy and bloated appearance. (adjective)
• Disheveled and frowzy; unkempt: blowzy hair. (adjective)

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• ""blowzy" we were moved for a few moments to an honest self-scrutiny and repentance."
• "On the other, our 2008 Gewurztraminer for its blowzy, passionate expression of a vintage."
• "Fully realized blossoms -- blatant and blowzy, lavishly colored and shamelessly, intoxicatingly scented like the blooming sexual organs that they are."