English dictionary
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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 | ||
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