Definitions for dowie

dowie dow·ie

Spelling: [dou-ee, doh-ee]
IPA: /ˈdaʊ i, ˈdoʊ i/

Dowie is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in dowie (deiow).

Definitions for dowie

adjective

  1. dull; melancholy; dismal.

Origin of dowie

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

Examples for dowie

To dowie the working perfection of his preparations was amazing.

I remember only that peace soon reigned and dowie continued to buy our butter.

And Margot let it go at that, but she was as she said, “dowie and despondent.”

Do you imagine that religious people are dull, or dowie, as the Scotch say?

It is probable that this is the locality of "the dowie Dens of Yarrow."

"Yes, we've had a talk," dowie replied in her nice steady voice.

He came to see Henrietta and he had the good sense to treat dowie as if she were her mother.

Why, he looked like dowie or Moses, or some of those fellows.

Crossing the bridge we are swiftly, unbelievingly, on the dowie Dens of Yarrow.

But dowie knew the words did not tell her everything she was to hear.

Word Value for dowie
Scrable

9

Words with friends

9

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