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low⋅ly
[loh-lee]
adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est, adverb –adjective
| 1. | humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage. |
| 2. | low in growth or position. |
| 3. | humble in attitude, behavior, or spirit; meek. |
–adverb
| 4. | in a low position, manner, or degree: a lowly placed shelf. |
| 5. | in a lowly manner; humbly. |
| 6. | in a quiet voice; softly: to converse lowly. |
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Lowly
Low"ly\, a. [Compar. Lowlier; superl. Lowliest.] [Low, a. + -ly.]1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. "Lowly lands." --Dryden. 2. Low in rank or social importance. One common right the great and lowly claims. --Pope. 3. Not lofty or sublime; humble. These rural poems, and their lowly strain. --Dryden. 4. 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. 29.Lowly
Low"ly\, adv. 1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. "Be lowly wise." --Milton. 2. In a low condition; meanly. I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : lowly
Spanish:
humilde,
German:
niedrig,demütig,
Japanese:
地位の低い
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