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Lowly

//ˈləʊli// adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    Low in rank or social importance.

    "One common right the great and lowly claims."

  3. 3
    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."

  4. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense) wordnet
  2. 2
    inferior in rank or status wordnet
  3. 3
    used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) wordnet
  4. 4
    low or inferior in station or quality wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    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"

  2. 2
    In a low condition; meanly.
  3. 3
    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, […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly.

Etymology 2

From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly.

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