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lowlife en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈloʊlaɪf/ (General-American)
  • /ˈləʊlaɪf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From low + life.

Meanings

  1. Lacking morality.
  2. Seemingly mischievous and troublesome to society.

Forms

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most lowlife Degree=Sup lexicographic
low-life alternative lexicographic
more lowlife Degree=Cmp lexicographic
low life alternative lexicographic

lowlife en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈloʊlaɪf/ (General-American)
  • /ˈləʊlaɪf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From low + life.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory) 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.
  2. (derogatory) A person who is rebuked by their community for their behavior.
  3. (derogatory) A person of low socio-economic status.

Forms

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low-life alternative lexicographic
low life alternative lexicographic
lowlives Number=Plur lexicographic
lowlifes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

lowlifer

Synonyms

criminal and Thesaurus:jerk

Translations (28)

el κάθαρμα (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fr racaille (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fo bølmenni (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fo óvætti (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · es canalla (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de zwielichtige Person (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de suspekter Typ (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · eo kanajlo (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · pl zwyrodnialec (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · nl viezerik (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · id sampah masyarakat (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · ru отморо́зок (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · sv skurk (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de Pack (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · ru шваль (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · pl szumowina (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fo skarnsvætti (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · eo abomenulo (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de Gesindel (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de zwielichtige Gestalt (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fi ketku (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de Abschaum (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · es rufián (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fi lurjus (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · cmn 低端人口 (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fo vittuggi (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · ru сво́лочь (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · el ρεμάλι (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person)