Defenition of the word lowly
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Defenition of the word lowly
- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
- low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
- used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
- inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
- of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
- inferior in rank or status
- low or inferior in station or quality
Synonyms for the word lowly
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- base
- baseborn
- common
- deprived
- humble
- inferior
- junior-grade
- low
- lower
- lower-ranking
- mean
- menial
- modest
- ordinary
- petty
- poor
- secondary
- simple
- small
- subaltern
- subordinate
Similar words in the lowly
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- inferior
- junior
- lowborn
- lowly
- unskilled
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