Bowsy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bowsy is an adjective meaning (Ireland, colloquial) An unsavoury and unreliable (usually male) layabout.
Meaning
(Ireland, colloquial) An unsavoury and unreliable (usually male) layabout.
More Meanings
- Obsolete spelling of boozy.
Example Sentences
In his cups the bowsy poet sings.
—The mockery of it, he said contentedly, secondleg they should be. God knows what poxy bowsy left them off.
Word Forms
- bowsier
- bowsiest
- bowsies
- bowsie
Synonyms for bowsy
Depending on context, synonyms include gurrier, gouger, lout, scanger, ruffian.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bowsie, bowser, swabby, bosie, bawsin, swabbie.
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