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lowly

Dictionary definition · lowly

adjective

  1. low or inferior in station or quality"a humble cottage"
  2. inferior in rank or status"a lowly corporal"
  3. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
  4. of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense)"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).