low‧ly /ˈləʊli $ ˈloʊ-/
adjective [
Word Family: adjective:
low,
lower,
lowly;
verb: lower;
noun:
low;
adverb:
low]
low in rank, importance, or social class – sometimes used humorously
Synonym : humble:
He was a lowly assistant gardener.► Lowly is never an adverb.
Low is used as an adverb as well as an adjective
: A helicopter flew low over their heads. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲