• Dictionary
  • List of exercises
  • Exercises by level

Meaning of lowly in English

  1. Pronunciation

    US accent

    How to pronounce lowly in American English, in context ▾
    Use the controls below Controls button to browse different examples of pronunciation.

    UK accent

    How to pronounce lowly in British English, in context ▾
    Use the controls below Controls button to browse different examples of pronunciation.
  1. Classifying Adjective

    lowly

    Definitions

    1. low or inferior in station or quality

    Examples

    • « a humble cottage »
    • « a lowly parish priest »
    • « a modest man of the people »
    • « small beginnings »

    Synonyms

    • inferior
  2. 2. inferior in rank or status

    Examples

    • « the junior faculty »
    • « a lowly corporal »
    • « petty officialdom »
    • « a subordinate functionary »

    Synonyms

    • junior
  3. 3. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

    Synonyms

    • unskilled
  4. 4. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

    Examples

    • « baseborn wretches with dirty faces »
    • « of humble (or lowly) birth »

    Synonyms

    • lowborn

Navigation

    Books Teacher Resources About Contact

Lessons

    Beginner Intermediate Advanced
© 2021, NAGEL PTY LTD 🇦🇺 • Terms • Privacy