lawly

Adjective

lowly (comparative lowlier, superlative lowliest)

1. Not high; not elevated in place; low.
   • And those whom Tiber's holy forests hide,
     Or Circe's hills from the main land divide;
     Where Ufens glides along the lowly lands,
     Or the black water of Pomptina stands.1697, John Dryden, translating Virgil, Aeneid^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Aeneid_(Dryden))

   Synonyms:

   nether, nonhigh, unhigh

2. Low in rank or social importance.
   • One common right the great and lowly claims.1725, Alexander Pope, translating Homer, Odyssey^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Odyssey_(Pope)/Book_VIII)

   Synonyms:

   common, ignoble, plebeian

3. Not lofty or sublime; humble.
   • Where our apt used to be they built a fancy condominium high-rise.
     Which at a lowly income none of us could ever really quite afford.2010, David Dondero, Just a Baby in Your Momma's Eyes
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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew xi:29

   Synonyms:

   demure, modest, unpretentious, abased, diffident, humble, humble-hearted, low, meek, mild

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