dowlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊləs/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊləs/, Scottish English

/ˈdʌʊləs/

Etymology: < dow v.¹ + -less suffix: compare German taugenichts.

Scottish.

Without strength or energy; feeble; infirm.

ΚΠ

1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 50 Winter's dowless days.

1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 55 Dowless fowk, for health gane down.

a1810 R. Tannahill Poet. Wks. (1846) 48 Dowless eild, in poortith cauld, Is lanely left to stand the stoure.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dowless
释义	dowlessadj. Brit. /ˈdaʊləs/, U.S. /ˈdaʊləs/, Scottish English /ˈdʌʊləs/ Etymology: < dow v.¹ + -less suffix: compare German taugenichts. Scottish. Without strength or energy; feeble; infirm. ΚΠ 1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 50 Winter's dowless days. 1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 55 Dowless fowk, for health gane down. a1810 R. Tannahill Poet. Wks. (1846) 48 Dowless eild, in poortith cauld, Is lanely left to stand the stoure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1788
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