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low key — (adj.) also low key, 1895, from LOW (Cf. low) (adj.) + KEY (Cf. key) (n.1), perhaps from the musical sense … Etymology dictionary
low-down — (adj.) also low down, lowdown, vulgar, 1888, from LOW (Cf. low) (adj.) + DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.). Earlier it meant humble (1540s). As a noun, 1915, from the adjective, Amer.Eng … Etymology dictionary
low-budget — (adj.) 1939, originally of motion pictures; from LOW (Cf. low) (adj.) + BUDGET (Cf. budget) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
low-class — (adj.) 1868, from LOW (Cf. low) (adj.) + CLASS (Cf. class) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
low-grade — (adj.) 1867, originally in mining, with reference to ores, from LOW (Cf. low) (adj.) + GRADE (Cf. grade) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
low-life — (adj.) disreputable, vulgar, 1794, from LOW (Cf. low) (adj.) + LIFE (Cf. life); as a noun, coarse, no good person it is recorded from 1911. Also lowlife … Etymology dictionary
low-profile — 1957, in reference to automobile wheels, from LOW (Cf. low) (adj.) + PROFILE (Cf. profile) (n.). General sense by 1970, Amer.Eng., in reference to Nixon Administration policy of partial U.S. disengagement from burdensome commitments abroad … Etymology dictionary
low — {{11}}low (adj.) not high, late 13c., from lah (late 12c.), not rising much, being near the base or ground (of objects or persons); lying on the ground or in a deep place (late 13c.), from O.N. lagr low, or a similar Scandinavian source (Cf. Swed … Etymology dictionary
low — low1 [lō] adj. [ME lah < ON lagr, akin to MDu lage, MLowG læge < IE base * legh , LIE1] 1. a) of little height or elevation; not high or tall b) not far above the ground [low clouds] 2. depress … English World dictionary
low-tar — adj. /loh tahr /; n. /loh tahr /, adj. 1. (of cigarettes or tobacco) containing less tar than usual or standard. n. 2. a cigarette, blend of tobacco, etc., containing a relatively low amount of tar. * * * lowˈ tarˈ adjective (of cigarettes) made… … Useful english dictionary
