Lowly - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈləʊlɪ|
Brit.
|ˈləʊlɪ|
adjective
- low or inferior in station or quality (syn: humble, low, modest, small)
- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) (syn: base, baseborn, humble)
a lowly parish priest
- inferior in rank or status (syn: petty, secondary, subaltern)a lowly corporal
- used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) (syn: humble, menial)- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) (syn: base, baseborn, humble)
of humble (or lowly) birth
Extra examples
...lowly bowing before his king, he accepted his knighthood...
He was working as a lowly clerk.
He resented his lowly status.
He was a lowly assistant gardener.
...those lowly wage earners are always bitching about something...
...a fairytale about the transformation of a lowly kitchen wench into an elegant lady...
Word forms
adjective
comparative: lowlier
superlative: lowliest
comparative: lowlier
superlative: lowliest
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