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lowest-lying

lowest-lying is the superlative 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 lowest-lying

What is lowest-lying the superlative form of?
Lowest-lying is the superlative form of low-lying.

Words near lowest-lying in the dictionary

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

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