Lowly
Lowly adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.
Unfortunate and lowly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Lowly".
Nearby Word: lowliness
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Lowly and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lowly" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Both words in one sentence
- The protagonist of The Silent Age is this so much he's even named Joe, as well as given the lowly position of a janitor and a string of the most unfortunate preceding jobs you can think of.
Source: The Everyman - Someone with a Weaksauce Weakness is even more unfortunate: a common, lowly object that would not hurt an ordinary person is able to hurt him, usually because of some vaguely-explained side effect of his powerset.
Source: Trope Distinctions / J to R -
Considering this show tends to have a bit of an "they were asking for it/Too Dumb to Live" premise, it's both infuriating and full of Unfortunate Implications (as if the woman was being punished for not 'putting it out for her master-boss' like a 'good little lowly woman secretary'). *ARGH!
Source: Series / 1000 Ways to Die
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