dowie

dowie
dowily, adv.dowiness, n.
/dow"ee, doh"ee/, adj. Scot. and North Eng.
dull; melancholy; dismal.
Also, dowy.
[1500-10; var. of dolly, equiv. to DULL + -LY]

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