lowly

lowly is a 5-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not high; not elevated in place; low. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Not high; not elevated in place; low.
2. adjective. Low in rank or social importance.
3. adjective. Not lofty or sublime; humble.
4. adjective. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.
5. adverb. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
6. adverb. In a low condition; meanly.
7. adjective. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

   "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"

   "of humble (or lowly) birth"

   Synonyms: base, baseborn, humble

8. adjective. inferior in rank or status

   "the junior faculty"

   "a lowly corporal"

   Synonyms: petty, secondary, subaltern

9. adjective. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

   Synonyms: humble, menial

10. adjective. low or inferior in station or quality

    "a humble cottage"

    "a lowly parish priest"

    Synonyms: humble, low, modest, small

Synonyms

base, baseborn, humble, petty, secondary, subaltern, menial, low, modest, small

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lowly:

wolly

Common word forms

lowlier, lowlily, lowliest

Words from these letters

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