lowly (
http://definr.com/lowly)
adj 1: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage";
"a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people";
"small beginnings" [syn:
humble,
low,
modest,
small]
2: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly
corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
functionary" [syn:
junior-grade,
inferior,
lower,
lower-ranking,
petty(a),
secondary,
subaltern,
subordinate]
3: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) [syn:
humble,
menial]
4: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or
lowly) birth" [syn:
base,
baseborn,
humble]