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lowly

/ˈloʊli/ · 5 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    low or inferior in station or quality

    a humble cottage

  2. adjective

    inferior in rank or status

    the junior faculty

  3. adjective

    used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

  4. adjective

    of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

    baseborn wretches with dirty faces

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