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as in meek
not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness the nuns at the convent regard themselves as lowly servants of the Lord

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lowly

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adverb

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Recent Examples of lowly
Adjective
Braves hitters slipped back to moribund mode against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates in a 3-2 loss at PNC Park. David O'Brien, New York Times, 10 May 2025 This has thrust sentiment to a lowly place — one typically reserved for the depths of a bear market or a financial crisis. Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Agnes knows better than to idolize such a shallow fellow, saving her affections for a lowly stable boy (Malte Gårdinger). Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025 Never mind Djokovic’s relatively lowly ranking of No. 7; there are at least two opponents, in Sinner and Alcaraz, against whom Djokovic’s best tennis is no longer enough. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lowly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowly
Adjective
  • Europe’s Stoxx 600 index closed 0.06% lower on Monday, after shaving off losses late in the day to finish at a session high.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 July 2025
  • In the United States, a measles outbreak that originated in a part of West Texas that has a low vaccination rate continues to spread, and there have been more measles cases reported in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Antoinette becomes a de facto leader when her meek husband crumbles under pressure.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
  • The end of season 2 turned the tables on the meek Ada and domineering Agnes when Agnes lost her fortune thanks to her son Oscar (Blake Ritson) trusting the wrong people.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Both Dunn’s and Watt’s stories exemplify two former standout NFL players who reached the pinnacle of their professions yet never forgot their humble beginnings, continuing to remain empathetic and grounded.
    Mark LaSota, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • Others presented someone humble and open about their limitations.
    Lauren Keating, Scientific American, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • There is typically a seasonal decline in beef prices as grilling season slows down into the fall, but those price declines are likely to be modest.
    Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
  • In fact, some are surprisingly modest — small, functional gas stations not so different from your neighborhood Exxon.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 17 July 2025
Adjective
  • Below that sits the pedestrian CLK 500 and plebeian CLK 350.
    Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Across the lake, on the plebeian side, up the shoreline a mile or so, in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, stand twin 32-story towers dubbed Trump Plaza of the Palm Beaches.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • My focus is down to the ignoble little health annoyances that seem to cap and even eclipse a major setback.
    John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • O’Neal credits the playgrounds of his childhood with giving him instincts on the court and helping instill the resilience to endure what felt like an ignoble start to his career.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of allowing senior citizens and disabled first-responders choose the plan that was right for them — and the vast majority have chosen traditional Medicare — de Blasio forced every one of them into an inferior Medicare Advantage plan run by a for-profit insurance company.
    Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
  • The bolder value vision is in using new AI capabilities to solve long-standing inefficiencies or problems that may have been targeted before, albeit with inferior technology.
    Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025

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“Lowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowly. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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