dowie
dowie adjective: dull, dreary; melancholy.
Adjective
dowie (comparative more dowie, superlative most dowie)
- 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.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
- ‘You are less use than an empty tin can, you dowey old cassowary.’1915, Rudyard Kipling, “Mary Postgate”, in A Diversity of Creatures, London: Macmillan and Co., […], published 1917, →OCLC, page 423
Proper noun capitalized: Dowie
Dowie
- A surname
dowie meaning in Tamil
dowie in Tamil
- உற்சாகமற்ற
Forms of dowie
| comparative | more dowie |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dowie |
| alternative form | dowey |
Origin of dowie
From Scots dowie, apparently a form of dull + -ly.
Words formed from dowie
Questions about dowie
- What does dowie mean?
- Dowie means dull, dreary; melancholy.
- What is dowie in Tamil?
- Dowie in Tamil is உற்சாகமற்ற. See Dowie meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dowie?
- Dowie can be an adjective or a proper noun.
Words near dowie in the dictionary
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