lowly
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lowly
- /ˈləʊli/ UK
- /ˈloʊli/ US
Rhymes with -əʊli
Where it comes from
From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly.
adjective lowlier · lowliest
- Not high; not elevated in place; low. And those whom Tiber's holy forests hide, Or Circe's hills from the main land divide; Where Ufens glides along the lowly lands, Or the black water of Pomptina stands.
- Low in rank or social importance. One common right the great and lowly claims.
- Not lofty or sublime; humble. Where our apt used to be they built a fancy condominium high-rise. Which at a lowly income none of us could ever really quite afford.
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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.
Similar: demure, modest, unpretentious, abased, diffident, humble, humble-hearted, low, lowly, meek, mild, poor
adverb more lowly · most lowly
- In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. Walking through the park, it wasn't quite dark / There was a man sitting on a bench / Out of the crowd as his head lowly bowed
- In a low condition; meanly.
- At low pitch or volume. These words were lowly and sweetly murmured in the same way with the word mother, being changefully varied in their modulations, […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inferior, lowborn, petty, small, baseborn, modest, unskilled, humble, lower, junior, subordinate, secondary, menial, subaltern, base, low
Translations
Talk about this word "lowly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lowly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lowly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lowly "lowly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lowly.Cite this
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