dowie

[ dou-ee, doh-ee ]

/ ˈdaʊ i, ˈdoʊ i /

dull; melancholy; dismal.

Origin of dowie

1500–10; variant of dolly, equivalent to dull + -ly

dow·i·ly, adverbdow·i·ness, noun

Dowell, dower, dower chest, dower house, dowf, dowie, dowitcher, do with, do without, Dow Jones Average, Dow Jones Industrial Average

But what Dowie seemed to see was the lamp of life relighted and the first flickering flame strengthening to a glow.
Robin|Frances Hodgson Burnett
But Dowie knew the words did not tell her everything she was to hear.
Robin|Frances Hodgson Burnett
Dowie tried not to watch her too obviously, but she could scarcely keep her eyes from her.
Robin|Frances Hodgson Burnett
They had become friends and Dowie knew she might write to her and ask for information and advice.
Robin|Frances Hodgson Burnett

"You and Dowie are going to take care of me," she said quiet and low and with a childish kindness.
Robin|Frances Hodgson Burnett

单词	dowie
释义	dowie or dow·y [ dou-ee, doh-ee ] / ˈdaʊ i, ˈdoʊ i / adjective Scot. and North England. dull; melancholy; dismal. Origin of dowie 1500–10; variant of dolly, equivalent to dull + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM dowie dow·i·ly, adverbdow·i·ness, noun Words nearby dowie Dowell, dower, dower chest, dower house, dowf, dowie, dowitcher, do with, do without, Dow Jones Average, Dow Jones Industrial Average Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dowie But what Dowie seemed to see was the lamp of life relighted and the first flickering flame strengthening to a glow. Robin\|Frances Hodgson Burnett But Dowie knew the words did not tell her everything she was to hear. Robin\|Frances Hodgson Burnett Dowie tried not to watch her too obviously, but she could scarcely keep her eyes from her. Robin\|Frances Hodgson Burnett They had become friends and Dowie knew she might write to her and ask for information and advice. Robin\|Frances Hodgson Burnett "You and Dowie are going to take care of me," she said quiet and low and with a childish kindness. Robin\|Frances Hodgson Burnett
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