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lowly
(redirected from lowlier)

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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.

lowli·ness n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lowly - low or inferior in station or qualitylowly - low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
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 - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
3.lowly - used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)lowly - used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
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"
lowborn - of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"

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] adjhumble, 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 [ˌləʊˈpaʊərd] adjde faible puissance
low-pressure [ˌləʊˈprɛʃər] adjà basse pression
low-profile [ˌləʊˈprəʊfaɪl] adjdiscret/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)
nbasse 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 [ˌləʊˈtɑːr] adj [cigarette] → à faible teneur en goudron
low-tech [ˌləʊˈtɛk] adjsommaire
low tide nmarée f basse
at low tide → à marée basse
low water nmarée f basse
low-water mark nlaisse f de basse mer
lowly
adj (+er)bescheiden; position, birth alsoniedrig
lowly [ˈləʊlɪ] adjmodesto/a, umile


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