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lowly
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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
Adjective
[-lier, -liest]
1. humble in position or status
2. simple and unpretentious
lowliness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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)
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
Translations
lowly [ˈləulɪ] adjhumilde
lowly [ˈləulɪ] adjhumble, modeste
lowly [ˈləulɪ] low adj [position] → niedrig; [origin] → bescheiden
lowly [ˈləulɪ] adjumile, modesto/a


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