Lowly - Definition
lowly
adj 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,
lowly, modest, small]
2: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly
corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
[syn: junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a),
secondary, subaltern]
3: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn:
humble, menial, lowly]
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, lowly]