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Definition of Lowly
1. Adjective. Low or inferior in station or quality. "Small beginnings"
2. Adjective. Inferior in rank or status. "A subordinate functionary"
Exact synonyms: Junior-grade, Lower-ranking, Petty, Secondary, Subaltern
Similar to: Junior
Derivative terms: Pettiness, Subaltern
Similar to: Junior
Derivative terms: Pettiness, Subaltern
3. Adjective. Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work).
4. Adjective. Of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense). "Of humble (or lowly) birth"
Definition of Lowly
1. a. Not high; not elevated in place; low.
2. adv. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
Definition of Lowly
1. low in position or rank [adj -LIER, -LIEST] : LOWLILY [adv]
Medical Definition of Lowly
1. 1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. "Lowly lands." 2. Low in rank or social importance. "One common right the great and lowly claims." (Pope) 3. Not lofty or sublime; humble. "These rural poems, and their lowly strain." (Dryden) 4. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride. "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart." (Matt. Xi. 29) Origin: Low, + -ly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)