Meaning of lowly in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  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

  2. 2. inferior in rank or status

    Examples

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

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

    Synonyms

  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

Famous quotes

  • « Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the moment for our evolution, and gives us the best advantage for the development of ourselves. »
    Edward Bach
  • « Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not in space, but with respect to absolute existence, greatness and power. »
    Maimonides
  • « Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success. »
    Ambrose Bierce

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