Adjective: lowly (lowlier,lowliest) low-lee
- Inferior in rank or status
"a lowly corporal";
- junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern
- Low or inferior in station or quality
"a lowly parish priest";
- humble, low, modest, small
- Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
"He was assigned lowly tasks like cleaning and organizing";
- humble, menial
- Of low birth or station
"of humble (or lowly) birth";
- base [archaic], baseborn [archaic], humble
Derived forms: lowliest, lowlier
See also: inferior, junior, lowborn, unskilled
Encyclopedia: Lowly