Definition of "lowlier" [lowlier]

• Comparative form of lowly: more lowly (adjective)

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• "Empire; that Imperator, Cæsar, and Augustus, once titles lowlier than that of King, had now become, as they have ever since remained, titles far loftier."
• "Musicians love good wine, of course – along with many lowlier beverages."
• "Gallingly for the mag, filling in the questionnaires that make up its Power Book 2011, a guide to the industry's leading lights, seems beneath the top-ranked operators; but some of the lowlier figures' contributions are not without interest, especially when they are asked to name a "song you would sing at an X-Factor audition"."