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Meaning of "dourly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOURLY

dourly  [dʊəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOURLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dourly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DOURLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dourly in the English dictionary

The definition of dourly in the dictionary is in a sullen and unfriendly way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOURLY


actually
ˈæktʃʊəlɪ
annually
ˈænjʊəlɪ
casually
ˈkæʒʊəlɪ
continually
kənˈtɪnjʊəlɪ
eventually
ɪˈvɛntʃʊəlɪ
gradually
ˈɡrædʒʊəlɪ
hourly
ˈaʊəlɪ
individually
ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊəlɪ
manually
ˈmænjʊəlɪ
mutually
ˈmjuːtʃʊəlɪ
poorly
ˈpʊəlɪ
purely
ˈpjʊəlɪ
securely
sɪˈkjʊəlɪ
sexually
ˈsɛkʃʊəlɪ
spiritually
ˈspɪrɪtʃʊəlɪ
surely
ˈʃʊəlɪ
unusually
ʌnˈjuːʒʊəlɪ
usually
ˈjuːʒʊəlɪ
virtually
ˈvɜːtʃʊəlɪ
visually
ˈvɪʒʊəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOURLY

doulocracy
doum palm
douma
doun
Dounreay
doup
doupioni
douppioni
dour
doura
dourah
dourine
dourness
Douro
douroucouli
douse
douser
dout
douter
douzepers

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOURLY

bihourly
burly
curly
gurly
half-hourly
hurly
hurly-burly
knurly
murly
neighbourly
quarter-hourly
savourly
sourly
surly
unneighbourly

Synonyms and antonyms of dourly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dourly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOURLY

Find out the translation of dourly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dourly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dourly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dourly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dourly
570 millions of speakers

English

dourly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dourly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dourly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сурово
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dourly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dourly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dourly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mürrisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dourly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dourly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dourly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dourly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dourly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dourly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dourly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dourly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суворо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dourly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dourly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dourly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kärvt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dourly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dourly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOURLY»

The term «dourly» is normally little used and occupies the 137.295 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOURLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dourly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dourly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dourly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOURLY»

Discover the use of dourly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dourly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Management, Measurement & Verification of Performance ...
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James P. Waltz, 2003
2
An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
Dourly, adv. 1. With vigour, without mercy. Thir ar the words of the redoutit Roy, — Qubilk hes me sent all cuntries to convoye, And all misdoars dourlie to down thring. Lyndsay, S. P. R. ii. 211. 2. Pertinaciously. The thrid dois eik so dourly drink, ...
John Jamieson, 1808
3
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: ...
DOURLY, adv. 1. With vigour, without mercy. Thir ar the words of the redoutit Roy, Quhilk hes me sent all cuntries to convoyc, And all misdoars dourlic to down thring. Lyndsay, S. P. R. ii. 211. 2. Pertinaciously. The thrid dois eik so dourly drink ...
John Jamieson, 1808
4
A Short History of Financial Euphoria
The world-renowned economist offers "dourly irreverent analyses of financial debacle from the tulip craze of the seventeenth century to the recent plague of junk bonds."—The Atlantic.
John Kenneth Galbraith, 1994
5
Swords of Haven: The Adventures of Hawk & Fisher
ft,. drought. Hawk. dourly,. I'll. k\. k. imta. a. wt. o. mil. and cracks nuts with his bare hands. A devil with the ladies and a natural leader of men. Given a few spare minutes, I think I could learn to hate this guy. "Indeed," said Tomb. "If you don't ...
Simon R. Green, 2006
6
The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Hence (1) Dourness, sb. obstinacy, stubbornness; (2) Dourly, adv. obstinately, pertinaciously, stubbornly. (1) Se. Willie, my love, ye maun answer. Oh, dinna wi' dour~ ness be dumb, Ballads (1885) 110. Abd. His resolution once taken, he had  ...
Joseph Wright, 1898
7
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Hence (1) Dourness, sb. obstinaey, stubbornness; (2) Dourly, aa'u. obstinately, pertinaciously, stubbornly. (1) Se. Willie, my love, ye maun answer. Oh, dinna wi' dourness be dumb, Ballads (1885) 110. Abd. His resolution once taken, he had ...
Joseph Wright
8
Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011), With ...
Picking up where he left off in "Finishing the Hat", Sondheim richly annotates his lyrics with personal and theatre history, discussions of his collaborations, and exacting, charming dissections of his work -- both the successes and the ...
Stephen Sondheim, 2011
9
Bank of Japan Monetary and Economic Studies
Type of nominal wages Dourly wages, monthly wages Dourly wages, monthly wages Dourly wages, monthly wages Dourly wages, weekly wages Dourly wages, monthly wages (transformed into hourly wages) Dourly wages, weekly wages ...
10
The Original Chronicle of Andrew of Wyntoun Printed on ...
... apon a day, 1070 Pe burdis vndir clathis set, And weschyn he had to ga to mete, His stewart made on hym a schot And tyt hym dourly be be throte, And wibe a knyf wp to be heft 1070. In] In till RL. 1074. dourly] rudely L. 1071-2. om. L. VOL.
Andrew (of Wyntoun), François Joseph Amours, John Thomas Toshach Brown, 1904

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOURLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dourly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Channing Tatum gives fans more dancing, less story in Magic Mike …
... 'Hell, no,'" he says, grinning at a sombre-looking woman sitting behind him, who dourly confirms this. "I've always wanted to do something ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
2
Vinayak Chatterjee: Construction needs a helping hand
They dourly predicted the great Indian infrastructure push would stumble on the inadequacies of the Indian construction sector. The infra sector ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
3
Mixed Priorities and News Coverage
There is a time and a place for everything, but people can celebrate their good news without first having to dourly contemplate all the atrocities ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Panama Hat pounces under inspired Chris Hayes
... Hayes made his move on the outside and Panama Hat stayed on dourly to lead inside the final furlong and beat Altesse by a length, with Toe ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Cymro claims Haydock honours
Cymro battled on dourly to land a narrow success in the bet365 Handicap at Haydock. The Tom Dascombe-trained colt took over the lead from ... «Racinguk.com - pure racing entertainment, Jul 15»
6
Great courage in Baltimore but cowardice in Athens
But when we got into trouble, he dourly defended us. What more can you ask of an editor? Ar dheis De go raibh a anam. Sunday Independent ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
Patrick Freyne: 'True Detective' is telly at its dourest
But they don't whinge quite so dourly. and I like watching them a lot more. Fri, Jul 3, 2015, 10:19. First published: Thu, Jul 2, 2015, 16:00. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
As Google's Gmail invents an 'unsend' button here are some most …
My elderly boss was a Highlander who would dourly mutter about the caravanning supplement then not speak a word for the rest of the day, ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
9
Is True Detective really a masterpiece of our time?
... began this week, there's no Matthew McConaughey solemnly spouting Nietschke and no Woody Harrelson dourly prone to volatile violence. «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
10
Cardiff City fixtures against Fulham and Bristol City rearranged for …
... season that began dourly under previous boss Felix Magath, but was polished a little by the goals of former Cardiff hotshot Ross McCormack. «WalesOnline, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dourly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dourly>. May 2024 ».
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