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单词 donsie
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donsie

or don·sy

[ don-see, dawn- ]
/ ˈdɒn si, ˈdɔn- /

adjective

Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
Scot. unfortunate; ill-fated; unlucky.
British Dialect. fastidious; neat; tidy.

Origin of donsie

1710–20; <Scots Gaelic donas harm, ill + -ie

Words nearby donsie

Donovan, Donovan body, donovanosis, Don Quixote, Don River, donsie, don't, don't ask, don't change horses at midstream, Don't count your chickens before they hatch, don't cross that bridge till you come to it
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  • She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.

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