frowny

English

Etymology

From frown +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹaʊni/

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• Rhymes: -aʊni

Adjective

frowny (comparative frownier, superlative frowniest)

1. (informal or childish) Frowning.

   She made a frowny face.

   • 1895, Percival Pollard, chapter V, in The Cape of Storms‎^[1], page 75:

     […] the black-and-white splendor of our men, as well as the fur-decked rosiness of our women, is only enhanced by contrast against the frowny murkings of the sky.

   • 1942, Emily Carr, “Sunday”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:

     He was always very frowny when the doorbell rang in the middle of Bible reading […]

Derived terms

• frownily
• frowniness
• frowny face

Noun

frowny (plural frownies)

1. Short for frowny face.