dowie
/ˈdaʊi/
adjective
- (Scottish and Northern English) Dull, sad, or gloomy in mood or appearance.
- The sky was gray and dowie, matching her melancholy mood.
- He gave a dowie sigh and stared out the window.
- After the bad news, he felt dowie and didn't want to talk to anyone.
- (Scottish and Northern English) Weak, sickly, or lacking energy.
- The dowie plant drooped in the dry soil.
- The old horse looked dowie and could barely walk.
- She felt dowie after the long illness, but slowly regained her strength.