"dowless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more dowless [comparative], most dowless [superlative]
Etymology: From dow + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dow|less}} dow + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} dowless (comparative more dowless, superlative most dowless)
  1. Feeble; lacking spirit or activity; shiftless. Synonyms: doless [Scotland] Related terms: dow
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