LOWLY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of low birth or station (`base” is archaic in this sense)
   Synonym(s)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • baseborn (what does baseborn mean?)
   • humble (what does humble mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • baseborn wretches with dirty faces
   • of humble (or lowly) birth
   Similar To
   • lowborn (what does lowborn mean?)
2. Meaning
   • inferior in rank or status
   Synonym(s)
   • inferior (what does inferior mean?)
   • junior-grade (what does junior-grade mean?)
   • lower (what does lower mean?)
   • lower-ranking (what does lower-ranking mean?)
   • petty(a) (what does petty(a) mean?)
   • secondary (what does secondary mean?)
   • subaltern (what does subaltern mean?)
   • subordinate (what does subordinate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the junior faculty
   • a lowly corporal
   • petty officialdom
   • a subordinate functionary
   Similar To
   • junior (what does junior mean?)
3. Meaning
   • used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
   Synonym(s)
   • humble (what does humble mean?)
   • menial (what does menial mean?)
   Similar To
   • unskilled (what does unskilled mean?)
4. Meaning
   • low or inferior in station or quality
   Synonym(s)
   • humble (what does humble mean?)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   • modest (what does modest mean?)
   • small (what does small mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a humble cottage
   • a lowly parish priest
   • a modest man of the people
   • small beginnings
   Similar To
   • inferior (what does inferior mean?)