lowly (redirected from lowlier)

low·ly  (ll)

adj. low·li·er, low·li·est

1. Having or suited for a low rank or position.

2. Humble or meek in manner.

3. Plain or prosaic in nature.

adv.

1. In a low manner, condition, or position.

2. In a meek or humble manner.

3. Low in sound.

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lowli·ness n.

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lowly [ˈləʊlɪ] Now rare

adj -lier, -liest

1. humble or low in position, rank, status, etc.

2. full of humility; meek

3. simple, unpretentious, or plain

adv

in a low or lowly manner

lowliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	lowly - low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" humble, modest, small, low inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance
	2.	lowly - inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, subaltern, secondary junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
	3.	lowly - used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) menial, humble unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"
	4.	lowly - of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" baseborn, base, humble lowborn - of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"

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lowly

adjective

1. lowborn, obscure, subordinate, inferior, mean, proletarian, ignoble, plebeian lowly bureaucrats pretending to be senators

2. unpretentious, common, poor, average, simple, ordinary, plain, modest, homespun He started out as a lowly photographer.

Translations

lowly [ˈləʊlɪ] ADJ (lowlier (compar) (lowliest (superl))) → humilde

lowly [ˈləʊli] adj → humble, modeste
low-lying [ˌləʊˈlaɪɪŋ] adj [land] → à basse altitude
low-paid [ˌləʊˈpeɪd] adj [worker] → au salaire bas; [job] → peu rémunéré(e)
low-pitched [ˌləʊˈpɪtʃt] adj

(= deep) → bas*(basse), grave

(= quiet) [voice] → bas*(basse)
low-powered [ˌləʊˈpaʊə^rd] adj → de faible puissance
low-pressure [ˌləʊˈprɛʃə^r] adj → à basse pression
low-profile [ˌləʊˈprəʊfaɪl] adj → discret/ète
low-quality [ˌləʊˈkwɒlɪti] adj [goods] → de qualité inférieure
low-rent [ˌləʊˈrɛnt] adj

[housing] → à loyer modéré

(of poor quality) → de second ordre
low-rise [ˌləʊˈraɪz] adj [flats, building] → bas*(basse)
low season (British)

n → basse saison f
in the low season → en basse saison

modif [rates, holiday] → pendant la basse saison
low-slung [ˌləʊˈslʌŋ] adj

[chair] → bas*(basse)

[sports car] → surbaissé(e)
low-tar [ˌləʊˈtɑː^r] adj [cigarette] → à faible teneur en goudron
low-tech [ˌləʊˈtɛk] adj → sommaire
low tide n → marée f basse
at low tide → à marée basse
low water n → marée f basse
low-water mark n → laisse f de basse mer

lowly

adj (+er) → bescheiden; position, birth also → niedrig

lowly [ˈləʊlɪ] adj → modesto/a, umile