lowly

About 1.52 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not high; not elevated in place; low.
2. adjective Low in rank or social importance.
3. adjective Not lofty or sublime; humble.
4. adjective Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.
5. adverb In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
6. adverb In a low condition; meanly.
7. adverb At low pitch or volume.

Similar words

inferior lowborn petty small baseborn modest unskilled humble lower junior

Often followed by

and in status position of origin birth as jesus

Word family

lowlier lowliest lowliness lowlinesses