English adjective: lowly | |||
1. | lowly low or inferior in station or quality | ||
Samples | A humble cottage. A lowly parish priest. A modest man of the people. Small beginnings. | ||
Synonyms | humble, low, modest, small | ||
Similar | inferior | ||
Antonyms | superior | ||
2. | lowly inferior in rank or status | ||
Samples | The junior faculty. A lowly corporal. Petty officialdom. A subordinate functionary. | ||
Synonyms | junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern | ||
Similar | junior | ||
Antonyms | senior | ||
3. | lowly used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) | ||
Synonyms | humble, menial | ||
Similar | unskilled | ||
Antonyms | skilled | ||
4. | lowly of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | ||
Samples | Baseborn wretches with dirty faces. Of humble (or lowly) birth. | ||
Synonyms | base, baseborn, humble | ||
Similar | lowborn | ||
Antonyms | noble | ||