English Dictionary: lowly | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for lowly | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lowly \Low"ly\, adv. 1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. [bd]Be lowly wise.[b8] --Milton. 2. In a low condition; meanly. I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lowly \Low"ly\, a. [Compar. {Lowlier}; superl. {Lowliest}.] [Low, a. + -ly.] 1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. [bd]Lowly lands.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Low in rank or social importance. One common right the great and lowly claims. --Pope. 3. Not lofty or sublime; humble. These rural poems, and their lowly strain. --Dryden. 4. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. --Matt. xi. 29. |