lowly, adj.
(lowlier, lowliest)
freq. cnt. 2
(lowlier, lowliest)
freq. cnt. 2
inferior in rank or status
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
junior-grade lower-ranking lowly petty secondary subaltern
sample sentences
"the junior faculty""a lowly corporal"
"petty officialdom"
"a subordinate functionary"
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low or inferior in station or quality
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
humble low lowly modest small
sample sentences
"a humble cottage""a lowly parish priest"
"a modest man of the people"
"small beginnings"
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of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
base baseborn humble lowly
sample sentences
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces""of humble (or lowly) birth"
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used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
humble lowly menial
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