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lower-lying

lower-lying is the comparative form of low-lying.

Meaning of low-lying

Adjective

low-lying (comparative lower-lying, superlative lowest-lying)

  1. Lower than nearby areas.
    • Coastal defences were breached at many places from the Humber right round to the outskirts of London, and the inundation of low-lying lands caused damage on a scale unequalled within living memory.1953 May, “British Railways and the January Floods”, in Railway Magazine, page 301
    Antonyms:
    high-lying
  2. Located or situated below or near a sea level.
    • low-lying islands
  3. (idiomatic) Of a person, lying low; concealed; hidden.

Questions about lower-lying

What is lower-lying the comparative form of?
Lower-lying is the comparative form of low-lying.

Words near lower-lying in the dictionary

  1. lower-growing
  2. lower-heeled
  3. lower-income
  4. lower-IQ
  5. lower-level
  6. lower-lying
  7. lower-medium
  8. lower-paid
  9. lower-paying
  10. lower-performance
  11. lower-pitched

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