dowly

British  

/ ˈdaʊlɪ /

adjective

1. dialect dull; low-spirited; dismal

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Etymology

Origin of dowly

perhaps from Old English dol dull

Example Sentences

I think it is my old eyes that plays me tricks, and my weary head that's 'wildered wi' all this dowly jummlement!

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

Above the dowly intake lands     The great wide moor is calling, Of heathered bens and brackened glens,     Where peat-born rills are brawling.

From The Dales of Arcady by Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una

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 Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

"Nothing to speak of; only 'tis certain sure, and so best; the old house won't look so dowly now."

From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

Eh! but t' sea were bonny an' warm, an' for once I got all yon dowly thowts o' death clean out o' my head.

From Tales of the Ridings by Vaughan, C.