The Dowager’s 12 Most Hilarious Downton Abbey One Liners

12 Hilarious One-Liners From Downton Abbey's Dowager

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by Lauren Smith |
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Downton Abbey returns to our screens tonight, so what better way to celebrate than with the Dowager Countess Violet's most withering put-downs? She basically invented the side-eye/and bitchy resting face.

Be warned: We'll be employing all of these lines today if anyone dares to annoy us.

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Countess Violet: “I must’ve said it wrong.”

Countess Violet: "That is a scruple no successful wife can afford."

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Dowager Countess: “I wouldn’t know, I’m not familiar with the sensation.”

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