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lowly s. [
humble, low, modest, small] low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
. wn #2
lowly s. [
junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern] inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
. wn #3
lowly s. [
humble, menial] used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
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