low-down
UK/ˈləʊ.daʊn/US/ˈloʊ.daʊn/
low-down adjective: of a person, worthless, contemptibly of no value; despicable.
Adjective
low-down (comparative more low-down, superlative most low-down)
- Of a person, worthless, contemptibly of no value; despicable.
- Seemingly here was an intruder who was violating custom. Moreover, the partners had come to look upon this exceedingly rich district as their exclusive property. And so their indignation was extreme.
"The low-down, ornery cuss!" said Dobbs. "The nerve of him, crowdin' in on us, just as if there...1922, A. M. Chisholm, A Thousand a Plate - You get out of me kitchen, you low-down scrounger! I ain't going to have you in here, giving me cheek to me face and drinkin' beer I got to pay for.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 151
- Seemingly here was an intruder who was violating custom. Moreover, the partners had come to look upon this exceedingly rich district as their exclusive property. And so their indignation was extreme.
- Down, depressed.
- Nothing ever happens in this town, feeling low-down, not a lot to do around here.
I thought that I would go right out of my mind until my friend told me the news.2003, Weird Al Yankovic, “Hardware Store”, in Poodle Hat
- Nothing ever happens in this town, feeling low-down, not a lot to do around here.
Noun
low-down (plural low-downs)
- An abject or despicable person.
- He was a lowdown because white men made him that way. Don't you agree?2014 September 2, William W. Johnstone, A Dangerous Man, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 94
low-down meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
low-down in Malayalam
- despicable, unfair, mean
- മാന്യമല്ലാത്ത, നീതിരഹിതമായ, അധാർമ്മികമായ, അല്പത്തരമായ, ന്യായരഹിതമായ, കുത്സിതമായ
- data, facts, information
- ആവശ്യമുള്ള വിവരം, വസ്തുതകൾ, വസ്തുസ്ഥിതിവിവരങ്ങൾ, വസ്തുതകളും കണക്കുകളും, വിവരം, വൃത്താന്തം
low-down in Kannada
- ಮರ್ಯಾದೆಗೆಟ್ಟ, ತುಚ್ಛ, ಹೀನ
Forms of low-down
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more low-down |
| superlative | most low-down |
| alternative form | lowdown |
| alternative form | low down |
| Noun | |
| plural | low-downs |
Words that rhyme with low-down
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Questions about low-down
- What does low-down mean?
- Low-down means of a person, worthless, contemptibly of no value; despicable.
- What is low-down in Malayalam?
- Low-down in Malayalam is മാന്യമല്ലാത്ത, നീതിരഹിതമായ, അധാർമ്മികമായ. See Low-down meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is low-down?
- Low-down can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce low-down?
- Low-down is pronounced /ˈləʊ.daʊn/ (UK).
Words near low-down in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: low-down (page history and authors); low-down (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); low-down (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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