lowlife
Syllables: low·life/ˈləʊlaɪf//ˈloʊlaɪf/
lowlife adjective: lacking morality.
Adjective
lowlife (comparative more lowlife, superlative most lowlife)
- Lacking morality.
- Seemingly mischievous and troublesome to society.
Noun
lowlife (plural lowlifes or lowlives)
- An untrustworthy, despicable, disreputable, or otherwise immoral person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
- They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office.
- A person who is rebuked by their community for their behavior.
- A person of low socio-economic status.
lowlife meaning in Indonesian
lowlife in Indonesian
- untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person
- sampah masyarakat
Forms of lowlife
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more lowlife |
| superlative | most lowlife |
| alternative form | low-life |
| alternative form | low life |
| Noun | |
| plural | lowlifes |
| plural | lowlives |
Origin of lowlife
From low + life.
Words formed from lowlife
Questions about lowlife
- What does lowlife mean?
- Lowlife means lacking morality.
- What is lowlife in Indonesian?
- Lowlife in Indonesian is sampah masyarakat. See Lowlife meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is lowlife?
- Lowlife can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce lowlife?
- Lowlife is pronounced /ˈloʊlaɪf/ (US).
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