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Adjective: frowsty (frowstier,frowstiest)  fraws-tee
Usage: Brit
  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: frowstiest, frowstier

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