dowie
(chiefly, Scotland) Dull, dreary; melancholy.
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(chiefly, Scotland) Dull, dreary; melancholy.
“Pity the football looks like Iain Dowie though.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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- Dowly77%
Written dowlie Edb. Also in forms dauly s.Dur. ; dawley Yks. ; deawldy Lan.^ [dauli, dou'li, Sc. also du'li.] 1. adj. Dull, lonely, solitary ; melancholy, sad, dismal. See Dowl, v}
- dreich71%
Dreary, bleak, miserable — usually about weather. Quintessentially Scottish. Pronounced "dreech" with a guttural "ch."
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- doole68%
(obsolete) sorrow; dole.