ALL meanings of lowish
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L l - adjective lowish situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. 1
- adjective lowish of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property. 1
- adjective lowish not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky. 1
- adjective lowish lying or being below the general level: low ground. 1
- adjective lowish designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, especially near the sea: low countries. 1
- adjective lowish bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow. 1
- adjective lowish (of a garment) low-necked; décolleté: The dress she wore was fashionably low. 1
- adjective lowish rising but slightly from a surface: a low relief on a frieze. 1
- adjective lowish of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream: The river is low this time of year. 1
- adjective lowish near the first of a series: a low number. 1
- adjective lowish ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement: a low income bracket. 1
- adjective lowish indicating the bottom or the point farthest down: the low point in his creative life. 1
- adjective lowish lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless. 1
- adjective lowish providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet. 1
- adjective lowish of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.: low visibility; a generator with a low output. 1
- adjective lowish indicated or represented by a low number: A low latitude is one relatively near the equator. 1
- adjective lowish soft: subdued; not loud: a low murmur. 1
- adjective lowish Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch. 1
- adjective lowish assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like: a low estimate of a new book. 1
- adjective lowish containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches. 1
- adjective lowish nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds; Our stock of towels is low. 1
- adjective lowish depressed or dejected: low spirits. 1
- adjective lowish far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth. 1
- adjective lowish of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect. 1
- adjective lowish lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression. 1
- adjective lowish mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions. 1
- adjective lowish coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort. 1
- adjective lowish Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt. 1
- adjective lowish Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization. 1
- adjective lowish 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 lowish 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 lowish Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees: a low curve. 1
- adjective lowish Cards. having less value than other cards: a low card. 1
- adjective lowish Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): low-carbon steel. 1
- adjective lowish Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices. 1
- adverb lowish in or to a low position, point, degree, etc.: The raiders crouched low in the bushes. 1
- adverb lowish near the ground, floor, or base; not aloft: The plane flew low. 1
- adverb lowish in or to a humble or abject state: Some live low while others live high. She swore she would bring him low. 1
- adverb lowish in or to a condition of depletion, prostration, or death: The gas in the tank is running low. 1
- adverb lowish at comparatively small cost; cheaply: to buy something low and sell it high. 1
- adverb lowish at or to a low pitch, volume, intensity, etc.: to turn the radio low; lights turned down low. 1
- adverb lowish in a low tone; softly; quietly; to speak low. 1
- adverb lowish Archaic. far down in time; late. 1
- noun lowish something that is low, as ground or prices: numerous marshy lows in the forest; the recent low in the stock market. 1
- noun lowish Automotive. low gear; first gear. 1
- noun lowish Meteorology. an atmospheric low-pressure system; cyclone. Compare high (def 37). 1
- noun lowish Cards. the lowest trump card. a card of small value, or of lower value than other cards. the lowest score in a game. a player having such a score. 1
- noun lowish a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.: a new low in tastelessness. 1
- noun lowish Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided. 1
- idioms lowish lay low, to overpower or kill; defeat: to lay one's attackers low. to knock down; make prostrate. Informal. to lie low. 1