lowly
adjective/ˈləʊli/
/ˈləʊli/
(comparative lowlier, superlative lowliest)
(often humorous)- low in status or importance synonym humble, obscure
- a lowly government clerk
- How should I know? I’m just a lowly employee.
Extra Examples- He was keen to serve his country in some capacity, however lowly.
- Her first job was as a lowly assistant gardener.
- The hero is usually brought up in a lowly family and goes on to achieve great things.
- They were sensitive about their lowly position within the police bureaucracy.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLowly is used with these nouns:- intern
- origin
- position
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