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1 gedwee
adj. meek, timid; humble; lowly; overly patient or submissive--------adv. meekly, timidly; humbly; in lowly way; in an overly patient or submissive manner -
2 laag
adj. low, situated near to the ground; base, ignoble--------adv. low, lowly; basely, meanly; near depletion, almost gone--------n. layer, thickness of some material that covers a surface; stratum, covering, bed -
3 nederig
adj. humble, low, submissive, abject, reverent--------adv. lowly, submissively -
4 laag
laag1〈de〉1 [met betrekking tot een stof, voorwerpen] layer ⇒ 〈 beschermlaag〉 coating, 〈 dun〉 film, 〈 dun〉 sheet, 〈 geologie〉 bed, 〈 geologie〉 stratum, 〈 erts〉 deposit, 〈 verf〉 coat2 [stand in de maatschappij] stratum♦voorbeelden:1 een laag steenkool • a seam, a bed of coaleen dikke laag stof • a thick layer of dust〈 geologie〉 bovenliggende/onderliggende laag • overlying/underlying stratumde onderste lagen van de bevolking • the lower strata/ranks of society————————laag2♦voorbeelden:een laag vertrek • a low(-ceilinged) roomhet gas laag draaien • turn the gas downzijn gewicht/de prijs laag houden • keep one's weight/the price downte laag schatten • underestimateolieaandelen staan laag genoteerd • oil shares have been marked down/are lowde lire staat laag • the lira is low/downde barometer staat laag • the barometer is lowzijn eisen lager stellen • lower one's demandseen laag uitgesneden japon • a low(-necked/cut) dresszet jij de soep wat lager? • will you turn down the gas (under the soup)?〈 handel〉 de aandelen waren twee punten lager dan gisteren • shares were two points down on yesterday2 een lage daad begaan • commit a vile/foul deedeen laag karakter • a mean characteriemand laag behandelen • treat someone meanly
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lowly — Low ly, adv. 1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. Be lowly wise. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. In a low condition; meanly. [1913 Webster] I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lowly — index base (inferior), ignoble, inferior (lower in position), subaltern, subordinate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lowly — c.1300 (adv.); late 14c. (adj.) humble, from LOW (Cf. low) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) … Etymology dictionary
lowly — meek, *humble, modest Analogous words: submissive, subdued, *tame: retiring, withdrawing (see GO): reverential, deferential, obeisant (see corresponding nouns at HONOR) Antonyms: pompous Contrasted words: pretentious, ostentatious, *showy:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lowly — [adj] inferior, plain average, base, baseborn, cast down, common, commonplace, docile, dutiful, everyday, gentle, humble, ignoble, low, lowborn, mean, meek, menial, mild, modest, mundane, obscure, obsequious, ordinary, plebeian, poor, proletarian … New thesaurus
lowly — ► ADJECTIVE (lowlier, lowliest) 1) low in status or importance. 2) (of an organism) primitive or simple. ► ADVERB ▪ to a low degree. DERIVATIVES lowliness noun … English terms dictionary
lowly — [lō′lē] adj. lowlier, lowliest 1. of or suited to a low position or rank 2. humble; meek 3. ordinary; commonplace adv. lowlier, lowliest 1. humbly; meekly 2 … English World dictionary
lowly — lowlily, adv. lowliness, n. /loh lee/, adj., lowlier, lowliest, adv. adj. 1. humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage. 2. low in growth or position. 3. humble in attitude, behavior, or spirit; meek. adv. 4. in a low position,… … Universalium
lowly — [[t]lo͟ʊli[/t]] lowlier, lowliest ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or something as lowly, you mean that they are low in rank, status, or importance. ...lowly bureaucrats pretending to be senators... He was irked by his lowly status … English dictionary
lowly — low•ly [[t]ˈloʊ li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage[/ex] 2) low in growth or position 3) humble in attitude, behavior, or spirit; meek 4) in a low position, manner, or degree: a lowly… … From formal English to slang