[ adj ] negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt <adj.all> filled the door with her frowzy bulkfrowzy white hair slovenly appearance
But of course that proves a turning point when she befriends a rich, frowsy old white woman (Celeste Holm) who, as the Caucasian counterpart of Polly's aunt, runs and virtually owns a nearby all-white town.