Lowly and Pitiful

Lowly

Lowly adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.

Pitiful and lowly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Lowly".

Nearby Word: lowliness

Pitiful

Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).

Lowly and pitiful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lowly" instead an adjective "Pitiful".

Nearby Words: pity, pitiless, pitiable, piteous, pitifully
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