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lowly
Overview of adj lowly
The adj lowly has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) humble, low, lowly, modest, small -- (low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings")
2. (1) junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate -- (inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary")
3. humble, menial, lowly -- (used of unskilled work (especially domestic work))
4. base, baseborn, humble, lowly -- (of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth")
Antonyms of adj lowly
4 senses of lowly
Sense 1
humble, low, lowly, modest, small
INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior
Sense 2
junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(prenominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate
INDIRECT (VIA junior) -> senior
Sense 3
humble, menial, lowly
INDIRECT (VIA unskilled) -> skilled
Sense 4
base, baseborn, humble, lowly
INDIRECT (VIA lowborn) -> noble
Similarity of adj lowly
4 senses of lowly
Sense 1
humble, low, lowly, modest, small
=> inferior (vs. superior)
Sense 2
junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(prenominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate
=> junior (vs. senior)
Sense 3
humble, menial, lowly
=> unskilled (vs. skilled)
Sense 4
base, baseborn, humble, lowly
=> lowborn (vs. noble)
Pertainyms of adj lowly
Attributes of adj lowly
Domain of adj lowly
Domain Terms of adj lowly
Familiarity of adj lowly
lowly used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj lowly
lowly
Grep of adv lowly
mellowly
shallowly
slowly
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