dowie

or dow·y

[ dou-ee, doh-ee ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.

1. dull; melancholy; dismal.

Other Words From

• dowi·ly adverb
• dowi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dowie¹

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

Example Sentences

Chairman Billy Hogan, Sir Kenny Dalglish and the respective managers and captains of the club's men's and women's teams also paid tributes, alongside club ambassadors Ian Rush, John Barnes and Natasha Dowie.

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Sky Blues fans will probably know all too well that the answer is Iain Dowie, who spent a year in charge between 2007 and 2008.

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"I never imagined I'd get to put a Liverpool shirt on again," said Dowie.

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Dowie, who will be honoured at the WSL Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield on 15 October, won 14 caps for England and played in six countries.

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Former England striker Natasha Dowie says it was "meant to be" that she ended her career at Liverpool after announcing her retirement.

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