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(), a.[Compar.Lowlier (); superl.Lowliest.] [Low, a. + -ly.] 1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. "Lowly lands." Dryden. 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. Low"ly adv. 1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. "Be lowly wise." Milton. 2. In a low condition; meanly. I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught. Shak. スポンサード リンク
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