Lowly
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
"Baseborn wretches with dirty faces"
"Of humble (or lowly) birth"
(2) Inferior in rank or status
"The junior faculty"
"A lowly corporal"
"Petty officialdom"
"A subordinate functionary"
(3) Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
(4) Low or inferior in station or quality
"A humble cottage"
"A lowly parish priest"
"A modest man of the people"
"Small beginnings"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Not high; not elevated in place; low.
- Low in rank or social importance.
- Not lofty or sublime; humble.
- Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.