lowly

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

low or inferior in station or quality“a humble cottage”“a lowly parish priest”“a modest man of the people”“small beginnings”Synonyms: humble low modest small
inferior in rank or status“the junior faculty”“a lowly corporal”“petty officialdom”“a subordinate functionary”Synonyms: junior-grade lower-ranking petty(a)secondary subaltern
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)Synonyms: humble menial
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)“baseborn wretches with dirty faces”“of humble (or lowly) birth”Synonyms: base baseborn humble

Lowly \Low"ly\, adv.

1.In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. "Be lowly wise." --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2.In a low condition; meanly. [1913 Webster]

I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Lowly \Low"ly\, a. [Compar. Lowlier; superl. Lowliest.] [Low, a. + -ly.]

1.Not high; not elevated in place; low. "Lowly lands." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2.Low in rank or social importance. [1913 Webster]

One common right the great and lowly claims.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

3.Not lofty or sublime; humble. [1913 Webster]

These rural poems, and their lowly strain.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

4.Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride. [1913 Webster]

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart.— Matt. xi. 29.[1913 Webster]