Lowly

Definition of Lowly

Low´ly

a.	1.	Not high; not elevated in place; low.
	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.
adv.	1.	In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
	2.	In a low condition; meanly. I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught. - Shak.

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