lowly
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(satellite adjective) used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) |
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Synonyms: humble, menial |
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(satellite adjective) low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" |
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Synonyms: humble, low, modest, small |
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(satellite adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" |
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Synonyms: base, baseborn, humble |
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(satellite adjective) inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" |
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Synonyms: inferior, junior-grade, lower, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate |
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