lowly

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. inferior in rank or status (Freq. 1)
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
• Syn:
junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern
• Similar to:
junior
• Derivationally related forms:
subaltern (for: subaltern), pettiness (for: petty)
2. low or inferior in station or quality (Freq. 1)
- a humble cottage
- a lowly parish priest
- a modest man of the people
- small beginnings
• Syn:
humble, low, modest, small
• Similar to:
inferior
• Derivationally related forms:
lowness (for: low), humbleness (for: humble)
3. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
• Syn:
humble, menial
• Similar to:
unskilled
4. of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense)
- baseborn wretches with dirty faces
- of humble (or lowly) birth
• Syn:
base, baseborn, humble
• Similar to:
lowborn
• Derivationally related forms:
humbleness (for: humble)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  base, baseborn, humble, menial, junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty(a), secondary, subaltern, low, modest, small