Emily Dickinson Lexicon

lowly (lowlier, lowliest), adj. [see low, adj.]

1. Minor; modest; close to the ground; not elevated in height.
2. Lesser; inferior; less worthy; not as valuable.
3. Humble; homely; familiar; earthly; natural; [fig.] loving; nurturing; belonging to Mother Nature.
4. Worst; most disrespectful.