lowly
Adjective Satellite
- low or inferior in station or quality
- "a lowly parish priest"
- inferior in rank or status
- "a lowly corporal"
- used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
- "of humble (or lowly) birth"
Adj
- Not high; not elevated in place; low.
- Low in rank or social importance.
- Not lofty or sublime; humble.
- Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.
Adv
- In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
- In a low condition; meanly.
- At low pitch or volume.
Adjective
- Humble in station, condition, or rank; modest.
Examples
- Even a lowly two-letter word can connect to form multiple words for big points.
Origin / Etymology
From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly.
Synonyms
base, baseborn, humble, junior-grade, low, lower-ranking, menial, modest, petty, secondary, small, subaltern
Scrabble Score: 11
lowly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlowly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lowly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary