Lowly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having or suited for a low rank or position.
  • adj. Humble or meek in manner.
  • adj. Plain or prosaic in nature.
  • ad. In a low manner, condition, or position.
  • ad. In a meek or humble manner.
  • ad. Low in sound.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Not high; not elevated in place; low.
  • adj. Low in rank or social importance.
  • adj. Not lofty or sublime; humble.
  • adj. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.
  • ad. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
  • ad. In a low condition; meanly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not high; not elevated in place; low.
  • adj. Low in rank or social importance.
  • adj. Not lofty or sublime; humble.
  • adj. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.
  • ad. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
  • ad. In a low condition; meanly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not high or elevated; depressed in altitude, situation, or position; lying or being low.
  • Not of a high order or degree; of humble rank or kind; hence, unpretending; rude; mean: as, a lowly swain; a lowly cottage.
  • Humble in manner or spirit; free from pride: modest; meek.
  • Synonyms Modest, resigned, submissive, mild.
  • In a humble manner or condition; humbly; meekly; modestly.
  • Without distinction or dignity; meanly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
  • adj. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
  • adj. inferior in rank or status
  • adj. low or inferior in station or quality
  • Equivalent
    lowborn    unskilled    junior    inferior   
    Cross Reference
    inferior    modest   
    Variant
    lowlier    lowliest   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    low    humble    meek    humbly    meekly    modestly    meanly   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Anatoli    Ollie    Paoli    Rowley    Stromboli    albendazole    boley    coley    foley    goalie   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    humble    wretched    rustic    thy    meek    solitary    abject    holy    loyal    lofty