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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lowest en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈləʊ.ɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈloʊ.ɪst/ (US)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, superlative) superlative form of low: most low
    form of low
    • Yang says he remembers being able to see the glacier’s lowest edge from his home village. But that time has passed.
    • At the lowest point, a short length of tunnel was driven alongside the up line, with a cross passage, to serve as a sump and pump house for dealing with any accumulation of water. 1958 August 14, T. S. Lascelles, “Diamond Jubilee of the Waterloo & City Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 520:

Deriveds

lowest common multiple · lowest of the low · lowest common denominator

Synonyms

lowermost

lowest en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈləʊ.ɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈloʊ.ɪst/ (US)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, superlative) superlative form of low: most low
    form of low
    • Whoever bends lowest will win the limbo tournament.