Having a ruddy, coarse, or untidy appearance; disheveled; slovenly.
Alternative spelling of 'blowzed,' likely from 'blowze.' The '-y' suffix creates an adjective meaning 'having the quality of.' Entered English in the 17th century.
'Blowzy' is one of those words that shows how language crystalizes class judgment—it was specifically used to describe working-class or lower-status women as a way to mark them as 'other' from refined society.
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