Dowie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dowie is an adjective meaning (chiefly Scotland) Dull, dreary; melancholy.
Meaning
(chiefly Scotland) Dull, dreary; melancholy.
Example Sentences
‘You are less use than an empty tin can, you dowey old cassowary.’
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.
Word Forms
- dowey
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