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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lowly \Low"ly\, adjective [Compar. {Lowlier}; superl. {Lowliest}.] [Low, adjective + -ly.]
1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. ''Lowly lands.'' --Dryden.
2. Low in rank or social importance.
One common right the great and lowly claims. --Pope.
3. Not lofty or sublime; humble.
These rural poems, and their lowly strain. --Dryden.
4. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. --Matt. xi. 29.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lowly
adjective
1: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" [syn: {humble}, {low}, {modest}, {small}]
2: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower}, {lower-ranking}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
3: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn: {humble}, {menial}]
4: of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" [syn: {base}, {baseborn}, {humble}] [also: {lowliest}, {lowlier}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lowliest See {lowly}
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