Frowst

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /fɹaÊŠst/
• Rhymes: -aÊŠst

Alternative forms

• froust

Origin

Back-formation from {{3}}

Full definition of frowst

Noun

1. Stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room.
• 1916, John Buchan, GreenmantleI was pretty bad myself, but managed to move about all the time, for the frowst in my cabin would have sickened a hippo.

Synonyms

• (stuffiness; stifling warmth) stuffiness
• fustiness

Verb

1. (intransitive) To enjoy being in a warm, close, stuffy place.
• 1902, Rudyard Kipling, Just So StoriesThe cure for this ill is not to sit still,
  Or frowst with a book by the fire;