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