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 Frederic William Moorman
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
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 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 Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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 Dorothy Una Ratcliffe
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