dowly
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of dowly
perhaps from Old English dol dull
Example Sentences
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Shoo's a gradely lass, I tell you, for all shoo looks sae dowly.
From More Tales of the Ridings by Frederic William Moorman
I knaa it weel, and a dowly path it is; ye'll keep indoors o' nights for a while, or ye'll rue it.
From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
I’m in the dowie dumps— Maundering and moonging like a spancelled cow: It’s over dour and dearn for me in this loaning On a dowly day.
From Krindlesyke by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
You'll hear it through the wall and it'll mebbe cheer you up if you feel dowly.
From The Privet Hedge by J. E. Buckrose
"A dowly, harden-faced mon, an' gey hard to bide wi', accordin' to what all t' day-tale men is sayin'," replied the other.
From More Tales of the Ridings by Frederic William Moorman
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