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lowery

UK/ˈlaʊəɹi/US/ˈlaʊəɹi/

lowery adjective: dark and gloomy; threatening; lowering.

Adjective

lowery (comparative more lowery, superlative most lowery)

  1. Dark and gloomy; threatening; lowering.

Proper noun capitalized: Lowery

Lowery

  1. A surname.

Forms of lowery

comparativemore lowery
superlativemost lowery
alternative formloury

Origin of lowery

From lower (“to frown”) + -y.

Northern English and Irish surname, variant of Lowry.

Words that rhyme with lowery

Questions about lowery

What does lowery mean?
Lowery means dark and gloomy; threatening; lowering.
What part of speech is lowery?
Lowery can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce lowery?
Lowery is pronounced /ˈlaʊəɹi/ (UK).

Words near lowery in the dictionary

  1. lowers one's sights
  2. lowers the bar
  3. lowers the boom
  4. Lowerses
  5. Lowertown
  6. lowery
  7. lowes
  8. Lowesby
  9. Lowesdale
  10. lowess
  11. lowest

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