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dowie

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dow⋅ie

  [dou-ee, doh-ee]
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–adjective Scot. and North England.
dull; melancholy; dismal.
Also, dowy.

Origin:
1500–10; var. of dolly, equiv. to dull + -ly

Related forms:
dow⋅i⋅ly, adverb
dow⋅i⋅ness, noun
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