frowny

adj, noun — 2 senses

frowny

adj

/ˈfɹaʊni/

Etymology From frown + -y.

1

Childish, Informal Frowning.

She made a frowny face.
[…] 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.1895, Percival Pollard, chapter V, in The Cape of Storms, page 75:

1 more example

He was always very frowny when the doorbell rang in the middle of Bible reading […]1942, Emily Carr, “Sunday”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:

Derived terms: frownily, frowniness, frowny face

frowny

noun

Etymology From frown + -y.

1

Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of frowny face.

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