Frowsy
Frowsy adjective - Having an unpleasant smell.
Usage example: the abandoned house was dank and frowsy and barely fit for human habitation
Rotten
Rotten adjective - Having undergone organic breakdown.
Frowsy and rotten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Frowsy" instead an adjective "Rotten".
Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly
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Rotten and Frowsy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/frowsy/rotten
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