What does dowie mean?
Dowie means (chiefly Scotland) Dull, dreary; melancholy..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(chiefly Scotland) Dull, dreary; melancholy..
There was no comfort in the goodliness of spring or the bright sunshine weather, and she who had been wont to go about the doors lightfoot and blithe was now as dowie as a widow woman.
‘You are less use than an empty tin can, you dowey old cassowary.’
Use dowie when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dowie means (chiefly Scotland) Dull, dreary; melancholy..
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There was no comfort in the goodliness of spring or the bright sunshine weather, and she who had been wont to go about the doors lightfoot and blithe was now as dowie as a widow woman.
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