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  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lowly  \Low"ly\,  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. 




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