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| 1. | [ adjective ] inferior in rank or status | |
| Synonyms: | lower junior-grade inferior subordinate petty subaltern secondary lower-ranking | |
| Examples: | "the junior faculty" "a lowly corporal" "petty officialdom" "a subordinate functionary" |
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| Related terms: | junior | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] inferior in rank or status | |
| Synonyms: | lower inferior junior-grade subordinate petty subaltern secondary lower-ranking | |
| Examples: | "the junior faculty" "a lowly corporal" "petty officialdom" "a subordinate functionary" |
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| Related terms: | junior | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] low or inferior in station or quality | |
| Synonyms: | small humble modest low | |
| Examples: | "a humble cottage" "a lowly parish priest" "a modest man of the people" "small beginnings" |
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| Related terms: | inferior | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) | |
| Synonyms: | menial humble | |
| Related terms: | unskilled | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | |
| Synonyms: | base humble baseborn | |
| Examples: | "baseborn wretches with dirty faces" "of humble (or lowly) birth" |
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| Related terms: | lowborn | |
| Similar spelling: |
lolly Lolley Lolo loll Lola loyal loyola loyally lowell |
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