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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lowly \Low"ly\, a. [Compar. Lowlier; superl. Lowliest.] [Low, a. + -ly.] 1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. "Lowly lands." --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Low in rank or social importance. [1913 Webster] One common right the great and lowly claims. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. Not lofty or sublime; humble. [1913 Webster] These rural poems, and their lowly strain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride. [1913 Webster] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. --Matt. xi. 29. [1913 Webster]