Lowly
Lowly adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.
Usage example: a tycoon who struggled all his life to overcome his lowly origins
Middle-class and lowly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Middle-class" instead an adjective "Lowly".
Nearby Word: lowliness
Middle-class
Middle-class adjective - Occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy.
Lowly and middle-class are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lowly" instead an adjective phrase "Middle-class".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Gold Digger: Barb, despite not married to someone who's rich, she does want to sell her mother's house strictly for money and disliked Ian's middle-class job as a lowly cafe employee as she expected something more high-class than that.
Source: Film / Curse of Chucky
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