lowly
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
low or inferior in station or quality
a humble cottage
Related & opposite
- lowness derivation
- obscureness derivation
- inferior similar to
Sense 2 adjective
inferior in rank or status
the junior faculty
Related & opposite
- triviality derivation
- subaltern derivation
- junior similar to
Sense 3 adjective
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Related & opposite
- unskilled similar to
Sense 4 adjective
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
baseborn wretches with dirty faces
Related & opposite
- obscureness derivation
- lowborn similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lowness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | obscureness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | inferior |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | triviality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | subaltern |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | junior |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unskilled |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | obscureness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | lowborn |