lowly

Definition

Not high; not elevated in place; low.

Etymology

From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly.

Example Sentences

• "And those whom Tiber's holy forests hide, Or Circe's hills from the main land divide; Where Ufens glides along the lowly lands, Or the black water of Pomptina stands."
• "And I watched you waltz from tree to tree As I slunk in my lowly lair"
• "One common right the great and lowly claims."