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dowsome

dowsome adjective: characterised or marked by douth (strength, health, or vitality); thriving.

Adjective

dowsome (comparative more dowsome, superlative most dowsome)

  1. (Northern England, dialectal, Lancashire) Characterised or marked by douth (strength, health, or vitality); thriving.
    • My farand friends farewell ! so near my heart, / My dowsome cow, my good old mare, and cart !1836, Richard Furness, Medicus-magus

Forms of dowsome

comparativemore dowsome
superlativemost dowsome
alternative formdoesome
alternative formdosome
alternative formdohsom

Origin of dowsome

From dow + -some.

Questions about dowsome

What does dowsome mean?
Dowsome means characterised or marked by douth (strength, health, or vitality); thriving.
What part of speech is dowsome?
Dowsome is an adjective.

Words near dowsome in the dictionary

  1. dowsing
  2. Dowsing Point
  3. dowsing rod
  4. dowsing rods
  5. dowsings
  6. dowsome
  7. Dowson
  8. Dowsonian
  9. dowst
  10. dowsts
  11. Dowthwaite

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