lowly vs modest

lowly

adj
  • Not lofty or sublime; humble. 

  • Low in rank or social importance. 

  • Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride. 

  • Not high; not elevated in place; low. 

adv
  • In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. 

  • In a low condition; meanly. 

  • At low pitch or volume. 

modest

adj
  • Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble. 

  • Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others. 

  • Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety. 

  • Small, moderate in size. 

How often have the words lowly and modest occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )