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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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