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1. lowly
adjective. ['ˈloʊli'] inferior in rank or status.
Synonyms
- junior-grade
- petty
- subaltern
- lower-ranking
- secondary
Antonyms
- grand larceny
- broad-minded
- original
- essential
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- low (English)
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Lowly
- albendazole
- petricioli
- buttacavoli
- stromboli
- romagnoli
- guacamole
- capozzoli
- trimboli
- spagnoli
- sinopoli
- licavoli
- fargnoli
- andreoli
- rispoli
- ravioli
- pedroli
- meserole
- mattioli
- mascioli
- grigoli
- dercole
- dascoli
- consoli
- cerasoli
- campoli
- bartoli
- anatoly
- anatoli
- zeroli
- unholy
Sentences with lowly
1. Noun, singular or mass
Toilets have come a long way since the lowly outhouse.
2. Adverb
Reading costs the average household a lowly .2 percent.
Quotes about lowly
1. Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
- Ambrose Bierce
2. How terrible,"said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you."Everyone dies alone, Eragon. Whether you are a king on a battlefield or a lowly peasant lying in bed among your family, no one can accompany you into the void.
- Christopher Paolini, Eldest
3. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
- Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
2. lowly
adjective. ['ˈloʊli'] low or inferior in station or quality.
Synonyms
- small
- modest
- low
- inferior
Antonyms
- major
- proud
- immodest
- conceit
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- low (English)
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. lowly
adjective. ['ˈloʊli'] of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense).
Synonyms
- lowborn
- baseborn
- humble
Antonyms
- old
- insubordinate
- terminal
- important
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- low (English)
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. lowly
adjective. ['ˈloʊli'] used of unskilled work (especially domestic work).
Synonyms
- menial
- unskilled
Antonyms
- primary
- dominant
- basic
Etymology
- -ly (English)
- -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- low (English)
- hlaw (Old English (ca. 450-1100))