lowly

Meaning

Adj

1. Not high; not elevated in place; low.
2. Low in rank or social importance.
3. Not lofty or sublime; humble.
4. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.

Adv

1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
2. In a low condition; meanly.
3. At low pitch or volume.

Synonyms

humble

menial

meek

modest

low

plain

base

common

baseborn

ordinary

small

petty

lower-ranking

poor

subaltern

secondary

basic

low-down

unobtrusive

unpretentious

mean

vile

junior-grade

marginal

meekly

minor

naive

negligible

nickel-and-dime

obscure

overmastering

paltry

reverent

scummy

shamefaced

silent

🔇

abject

simple-minded

simplex

single

slow-witted

small-time

sober

sordid

spare

speechless

squalid

submissively

taciturn

trite

trivial

underived

ungentle

unimportant

unimposing

unimpressive

uninfluential

unnoticeable

unostentatious

unpretending

unsophisticated

venial

simple

austere

black

borderline

commonplace

contemptible

crude

deposed

depressed

dethroned

dumb

footling

gently

homely

humbly

ignoble

immaterial

inconsequential

inconsiderable

insignificant

lightweight

little

low-level

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊli/

Etymology

From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly.