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dowried

dowried is the simple past and past participle of dowry.

Meaning of dowry

Verb

dowry (third-person singular simple present dowries, present participle dowrying, simple past and past participle dowried)

  1. To bestow a dowry upon.
    • 1976, Graham Anderson, Studies in Lucian's Comic Fiction, Page 191911, Aida Rodman De Milt, Ways and Days Out of London, page 108

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Adjective

dowried (comparative more dowried, superlative most dowried)

  1. Provided with a dowry
    • I would sooner you wedded Araminta Bell than the most dowried heiress in this whole land.1858, The Ladies' Repository

Forms of dowried

comparativemore dowried
superlativemost dowried

Words formed from dowried

Questions about dowried

What does dowried mean?
Dowried means provided with a dowry.
What is dowried the simple past and past participle of?
Dowried is the simple past and past participle of dowry.
What part of speech is dowried?
Dowried is an adjective.

Words near dowried in the dictionary

  1. dowral
  2. dowras
  3. dowress
  4. dowresses
  5. dowrie
  6. dowried
  7. dowries
  8. dowriless
  9. dowry
  10. dowry death
  11. dowry deaths

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