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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lowly \Low"ly\, a. [Compar. Lowlier; superl. Lowliest.]
     [Low, a. + -ly.]
     1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. ``Lowly lands.''
        --Dryden.
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     2. Low in rank or social importance.
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              One common right the great and lowly claims. --Pope.
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     3. Not lofty or sublime; humble.
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              These rural poems, and their lowly strain. --Dryden.
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     4. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free
        from pride.
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              Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am
              meek and lowly in heart.              --Matt. xi.
                                                    29.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lowly \Low"ly\, adv.
     1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. ``Be lowly
        wise.'' --Milton.
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     2. In a low condition; meanly.
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              I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught.
                                                    --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lowly \Low"ly\, adv.
     1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. ``Be lowly
        wise.'' --Milton.
  
     2. In a low condition; meanly.
  
              I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught.
                                                    --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lowly \Low"ly\, a. [Compar. Lowlier; superl. Lowliest.]
     [Low, a. + -ly.]
     1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. ``Lowly lands.''
        --Dryden.
  
     2. Low in rank or social importance.
  
              One common right the great and lowly claims. --Pope.
  
     3. Not lofty or sublime; humble.
  
              These rural poems, and their lowly strain. --Dryden.
  
     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.              --Matt. xi.
                                                    29.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lowly
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 κατώτερος
     2 ταπεινός
     Αγγλικά adv.
     1 κατώτερα, κατωτέρως
     2 ταπεινά, ταπεινώς

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lowly
     Middle English adv.
     in a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  lowly
     a.
     Not high; not elevated in place; low.
     adv.
     1 In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
     2 In a low condition; meanly.
     3 At low pitch or volume.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  lowly
     Middle English adv.
     in a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  lowly
     Middle English adv.
     in a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lowly
     Englanti a.
     alhainen
     Englanti adv.
     alhaisesti

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Lowly /lˈəʊli/
  متواضع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  lowly //ˈloʊli// //ˈləʊli// 
  скромен
  not lofty or sublime; humble

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  lowly //ˈloʊli// //ˈləʊli// 
  скромно
  humbly; meekly; modestly