Lowly: meaning, definitions and examples
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lowly
[ หloสli ]
in a humble or unimportant manner
Lowly is used to describe something that is done or experienced by people who are poor or of a low social rank.
Synonyms
humbly, modestly, unpretentiously
Examples of usage
- He lived in a lowly cottage at the edge of the village.
- She worked lowly as a maid in the manor.
- The lowly beggar asked for some spare change.
Translations
Translations of the word "lowly" in other languages:
๐ต๐น humilde
๐ฎ๐ณ เคจเคฎเฅเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช niedrig
๐ฎ๐ฉ rendah
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะธะฝะธะถะตะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ niski
๐ฏ๐ต ๅใใ
๐ซ๐ท humble
๐ช๐ธ humilde
๐น๐ท alรงakgรถnรผllรผ
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฎ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุชูุงุถุน
๐จ๐ฟ pokornรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ pokornรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅพฎ
๐ธ๐ฎ poniลพen
๐ฎ๐ธ lรญtill
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐัะฐะฟะฐะนัะผ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ tษvazรถkar
๐ฒ๐ฝ humilde
Etymology
The word 'lowly' originated from the Old English word 'lฤwlic', which meant 'belonging to the common people'. Over time, it evolved to its current usage to describe something humble or of low status. The term has been used in literature and everyday language to depict the modesty and unimportance of certain individuals or things.
See also: below, low, lowball, lowbrow, lower, lowest, lowlife, lowliness, lowness.