sowan

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/ˈsəʊ.ən/

adverb

Very, extremely.

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Meanings

sowan1

nounsowan (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of sowens.

sowan2

adverb
  1. EnglanddialectalVery, extremely.

    It's a sowan girt spot is Manchester.

    1889 March 23, Kendal and County News, quoted in the EDD
    1 more example

    […] tha led aald Dixon a sowan terbel time. She war a bonny lass war Dixon lass, en she'd a faace like a posy, en thoo nivver sah sic a bit a pink en white i' thi life; her cheeks war es nice er nicer ner enny pickter, en when she[…]

    1950 [1882?], A Lafter O' Farleys in T' Dialects O' Lakeland, 1760-1945

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

sowan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sowan

MLA

“sowan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sowan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sowan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sowan.

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