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

Translations

humble

humilde

humilde

ταπεινός

umile

humil

modesto

niedrig

ignoto

nederig

modeste

unterwürfig

χαμηλά

μετριόφρονας

banale

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈləʊli/

Etymology

From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly.