lowly 1 of 2

adjective

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as in low
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank a tycoon who struggled all his life to overcome his lowly origins

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as in meek
not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness the nuns at the convent regard themselves as lowly servants of the Lord

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lowly

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adverb

as in humbly
in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion lowly bowing before his king, he accepted his knighthood

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