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- [dou-ee, doh-ee]
- /ˈdaʊ i, ˈdoʊ i/
- /ˈdaʊi/
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- [dou-ee, doh-ee]
- /ˈdaʊ i, ˈdoʊ i/
Definitions of dowie word
- adjective dowie dull; melancholy; dismal. 1
- adjective dowie dull and dreary; dismal 0
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Origin of dowie
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
1500-10; variant of dolly, equivalent to dull + -ly
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Parts of speech for Dowie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dowie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.