dowie

or dow·y

[ dou-ee, doh-ee ]

adjective

Scot. and North England.

1. dull; melancholy; dismal.

Other Word Forms

• 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

Libberton's Wynd was also famed for housing one of the city's best-known taverns, which was called The Mermaid before it became Johnnie Dowie's Tavern.

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John Dowie was described in accounts as "the sleekest and kindest of landlords".

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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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