LOWLY

• (adj.) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

  "baseborn wretches with dirty faces", "of humble (or lowly) birth"

  synonyms : base , baseborn , humble

  i wonder if people still use terms like base to refer to folks of lower means than themselves. -added by diviya_inlas

• (adj.) inferior in rank or status

  "the junior faculty", "a lowly corporal", "petty officialdom", "a subordinate functionary"

  synonyms : junior-grade , lower-ranking , petty , secondary , subaltern

  He is a petty officer. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

  synonyms : humble , menial

  Cinderella’s step sisters relegated her to the menial household tasks. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) low or inferior in station or quality

  "a humble cottage", "a lowly parish priest", "a modest man of the people", "small beginnings"

  synonyms : humble , low , modest , small

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