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lowlier


 
  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,  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,  lower-ranking,  lowly,  petty(postnominal),  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,  lower-ranking,  lowly,  petty(postnominal),  secondary,  subaltern,  subordinate 
  =>  junior  (vs.  senior) 
 
  Sense  3 
  humble,  menial,  lowly 
  =>  unskilled  (vs.  skilled) 
 
  Sense  4 
  base,  baseborn,  humble,  lowly 
  =>  lowborn  (vs.  noble) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lowly 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lowly 
 
  lowly  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lowly 
  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,  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") 



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