What does "lowly" mean?
Lowly: Low in rank or social importance. One common right the great and lowly claims. Pope.
Additional senses
- 2.Not lofty or sublime; humble. These rural poems, and their lowly strain. Dryden.
- 3.Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. Matt. xi.
- 4.1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. "Be lowly wise." Milton.
- 5.In a low condition; meanly. I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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