dowf

English

adj
Definitions
  • Dull; flat; denoting a defect of spirit, animation, or courage; melancholy; gloomy; inactive; listless; lethargic; pithless; vapid; lacking force; frivolous.
  • (of a sound) Dull; hollow.

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse daufr (deaf, stupid) derived from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (deaf, stunned) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰūbʰ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰūbʰ-

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