lowly
pronunciation
How to pronounce lowly in British English:
UK [ˈləʊli]
How to pronounce lowly in American English:
US [ˈloʊli]
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- Adjective:
- low or inferior in station or quality
- inferior in rank or status
- used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
Word Origin
- lowly
- c. 1300 (adv.); late 14c. (adj.) "humble," from low (adj.) + -ly.
Example
- 1. It is precisely the lowly origins of the taliban ......
- 2. Eg. he was not ashamed of his lowly origins .
- 3. Li 's impoverished father worked as a lowly company clerk and succumbed to tuberculosis , unable to afford proper treatment .
- 4. Those who do break free from their lowly station , then , may begin to reap the health benefits almost immediately .
- 5. That strategy looks smart as britain struggles with high youth unemployment and as recent graduates drift into lowly jobs ( see box ) .