"lowly" meaning in English

See lowly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈləʊli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈloʊli/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-lowly.ogg Forms: lowlier [comparative], lowliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊli Etymology: From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|low|ly}} low + -ly, {{m+|enm|lowly}} Middle English lowly Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} lowly (comparative lowlier, superlative lowliest)
  1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. Translations (not high, notelevated in place): matala (Finnish), niedrig (German)
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  2. Low in rank or social importance. Translations (low in social importance): alhainen (Finnish), niedrig (German), einfach (German)
    Sense id: en-lowly-en-adj-NL7py13F Categories (other): Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 25 10 19 31 14 0 0 Disambiguation of 'low in social importance': 30 62 1 7
  3. Not lofty or sublime; humble. Translations (not lofty or sublime; humble): скромен (skromen) (Bulgarian), vaatimaton (Finnish), humble (French), bescheiden (German), uiríseal (Irish), íseal (Irish), humilis (Latin), ни́зко (nízko) (Russian), ödmjuk (Swedish), blygsam (Swedish), anspråkslös (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lowly-en-adj-YMM4zcuc Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 32 3 17 29 19 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 25 10 19 31 14 0 0 Disambiguation of 'not lofty or sublime; humble': 3 0 84 13
  4. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride. Translations (having a low esteem of one's own worth): vaatimaton (Finnish), demütig (German)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lowlihead, lowlihood, lowlily, lowliness, unlowly

Adverb

IPA: /ˈləʊli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈloʊli/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-lowly.ogg Forms: more lowly [comparative], most lowly [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊli Etymology: From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|low|ly}} low + -ly, {{m+|enm|lowly}} Middle English lowly Head templates: {{en-adv}} lowly (comparative more lowly, superlative most lowly)
  1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. Translations (humbly; meekly; modestly): скромно (skromno) (Bulgarian), vaatimattomasti (Finnish), demütig (German)
    Sense id: en-lowly-en-adv-MLYt0~K2 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 32 3 17 29 19 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 25 10 19 31 14 0 0 Disambiguation of 'humbly; meekly; modestly': 99 1 0
  2. In a low condition; meanly.
    Sense id: en-lowly-en-adv-9nJpqHkJ
  3. At low pitch or volume.
    Sense id: en-lowly-en-adv-p824dPzv

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "And I watched you waltz from tree to tree\nAs I slunk in my lowly lair",
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      "glosses": [
        "Not high; not elevated in place; low."
      ]
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          "ref": "1725, Alexander Pope, translating Homer, Odyssey^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Odyssey_(Pope)/Book_VIII):",
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        "Low in rank or social importance."
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          "ref": "2010, David Dondero, Just a Baby in Your Momma's Eyes:",
          "text": "Where our apt used to be they built a fancy condominium high-rise.\nWhich at a lowly income none of us could ever really quite afford.",
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          "ref": "1697, John Dryden, Pastoral VI:",
          "text": "For all who read, and reading, not disdain / These rural poems, and their lowly strain",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "glosses": [
        "Not lofty or sublime; humble."
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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew xi:29:",
          "text": "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart.",
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        "Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride."
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "not high, notelevated in place",
      "word": "matala"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "not high, notelevated in place",
      "word": "niedrig"
    },
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      "sense": "low in social importance",
      "word": "alhainen"
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      "sense": "low in social importance",
      "word": "niedrig"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "low in social importance",
      "word": "einfach"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "skromen",
      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "скромен"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "vaatimaton"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "humble"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "bescheiden"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "uiríseal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "íseal"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "humilis"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "nízko",
      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "ни́зко"
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      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "ödmjuk"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "blygsam"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "not lofty or sublime; humble",
      "word": "anspråkslös"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
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      "word": "vaatimaton"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "having a low esteem of one's own worth",
      "word": "demütig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lowly"
}

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    "English lemmas",
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    "Entries with translation boxes",
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    "Rhymes:English/əʊli",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊli/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
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        "In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly."
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        "In a low condition; meanly."
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "skromno",
      "sense": "humbly; meekly; modestly",
      "word": "скромно"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "humbly; meekly; modestly",
      "word": "vaatimattomasti"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "humbly; meekly; modestly",
      "word": "demütig"
    }
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}

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