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2. Melancholy, gloomy, S.
_Ramsay._
3. Lethargic.
_Douglas._
4. Hollow; applied to sound, S.
5. Silly, frivolous, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _dauf_, stupidus; Isl. _daup-r_, subtristis.
~Douf~, ~Doof~, _s._ A dull stupid fellow.
_Dunbar._
~Dowfart~, ~Dofart~, _adj._
1. Dest.i.tute of spirit, S.; p.r.o.n. as Gr. ?.
_Poems Buchan Dial._
2. Dumpish, melancholy, S.
3. Feeble, inefficient, S.
From _dowf_ and Su. G. _art_, Belg. _aert_, disposition.
~Dowfart~, ~Doofart~, _s._ A dull, inactive fellow, S.
_Ramsay._
~Duffie~, _adj._
1. Soft, spungy, S. _fozie_, synon.
2. Stupid, transferred to the mind, S.
DOWY.
V. ~Dolly~.
DOWYD, _pret._ Endowed.
Fr. _dou-er_.
_Wyntown._
DOWKAR, _s._ A diver.
_Kennedy._
Su. G. _dokare_, Belg. _duycker_, id.
DOWNCOME, DOUNCOME, _s._
1. Act of descending.
_Douglas._
2. A fall, in whatever sense, S.
3. Overthrow.
_Ruddiman._
DOWNDRAUGHT, _s._ Whatsoever depresses, S.
DOWNLYING, _s. At the down-lying_, about to be brought to bed, S.
DOWNLOOK, _s._ Scorn, contempt, S.
_Ross._
DOWNSITTING, _s._ Session of a court, S.
_Baillie._
DOWNTAK, _s._ Cause of imbecility, S.
DOWRE. Q. _dourly_. hardly.
_Wyntown._
DOWRIER, DOWARIAR, _s._ Dowager.
