lower adjective
low·er
The adjective form of lower is low
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- adjective lower comparative of low: less high up 1
- adjective lower comparative of low: further down than sth 1
- adjective lower comparative of low: inferior 1
- adjective lower situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. 1
- adjective lower of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property. 1
- adjective lower not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky. 1
- adjective lower lying or being below the general level: low ground. 1
- adjective lower designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, especially near the sea: low countries. 1
- adjective lower bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow. 1
- adjective lower (of a garment) low-necked; décolleté: The dress she wore was fashionably low. 1
- adjective lower rising but slightly from a surface: a low relief on a frieze. 1
- adjective lower of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream: The river is low this time of year. 1
- adjective lower near the first of a series: a low number. 1
- adjective lower ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement: a low income bracket. 1
- adjective lower indicating the bottom or the point farthest down: the low point in his creative life. 1
- adjective lower lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless. 1
- adjective lower providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet. 1
- adjective lower of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.: low visibility; a generator with a low output. 1
- adjective lower indicated or represented by a low number: A low latitude is one relatively near the equator. 1
- adjective lower soft: subdued; not loud: a low murmur. 1
- adjective lower Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch. 1
- adjective lower assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like: a low estimate of a new book. 1
- adjective lower containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches. 1
- adjective lower nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds; Our stock of towels is low. 1
- adjective lower depressed or dejected: low spirits. 1
- adjective lower far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth. 1
- adjective lower of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect. 1
- adjective lower lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression. 1
- adjective lower mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions. 1
- adjective lower coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort. 1
- adjective lower Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt. 1
- adjective lower Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization. 1
- adjective lower Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue, as the vowels of hat, hut, hot, ought, etc. Compare high (def 23). 1
- adjective lower Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed of the engine crankshaft, used especially for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first: low gear. 1
- adjective lower Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees: a low curve. 1
- adjective lower Cards. having less value than other cards: a low card. 1
- adjective lower Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): low-carbon steel. 1
- adjective lower Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices. 1
- adjective lower You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things. 0
- adjective lower You can use lower to refer to the bottom part of something. 0
- adjective lower You can use lower to refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things. 0
- adjective lower being below one or more other things 0
- adjective lower reduced in amount or value 0
- adjective lower (of a limit or bound) less than or equal to one or more numbers or variables 0
- adjective lower denoting the early part or division of a period, system, formation, etc 0
- adjective lower in a place or on a level below another 0
- adjective lower inferior in rank, authority, or dignity 0
- adjective lower less in quantity, degree, value, intensity, etc. 0
- adjective lower being farther south, closer to a shore or to the mouth of a river, or below land of higher elevation 0
- adjective lower earlier 0
- adjective lower comparative form of low: more low. 0
- adjective lower bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object. 0
- adjective lower (geology, of strata or geological time periods) older. 0