lowly
/ˈloʊli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Low in rank or social importance.
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."
- "Where our apt used to be they built a fancy condominium high-rise. Which at a lowly income none of us could ever really quite afford."
- "For all who read, and reading, not disdain / These rural poems, and their lowly strain"
- "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈloʊli/
- British English: /ˈləʊli/