dowly
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of dowly
perhaps from Old English dol dull
Example Sentences
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"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 Moorman, Frederic William
"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
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’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 Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson
Shoo's a gradely lass, I tell you, for all shoo looks sae dowly.
From More Tales of the Ridings by Moorman, Frederic William
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