low-down
/ˈloʊ.daʊn/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.22 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Down, depressed.
noun
An abject or despicable person.
Example Sentences
- "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 wasn't lots of other places for him to go!""
- "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."
- "No-count. Even low-down. I still don't see how Loma could of married into that sharecropper white trash."
- "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."
- "He was a lowdown because white men made him that way. Don't you agree?"
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈloʊ.daʊn/
- British English: /ˈləʊ.daʊn/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more low-down (comparative)
most low-down (superlative)
lowdown (alternative)
low down (alternative)
low-downs (plural)