lowishadj.

Brit.

/ˈləʊɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈloʊɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: low adj., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < low adj. + -ish suffix¹.

Somewhat low; fairly low.Recorded earliest in lowish-backed (see Compounds).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > lack of height > [adjective] > somewhat

lowish1689

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > low or vulgar person > [adjective]

carlisha1240

lewdc1380

carlc1450

villain1483

ruffian1528

shake-ragged1550

porterlike1568

popular1583

ungracious1584

ordinarya1586

tapsterly1589

mechanic1598

round-headed1598

base-like1600

strummell-patch1600

porterly1603

scrubbing1603

vernaculous1607

plebeian1615

reptile1653

proletarian1663

mobbish1695

low1725

terraefilial1745

low-lifed1747

Whitechapel1785

lowlife1794

boweryish1846

gutter1849

bowery1852

lowish1886

swab1914

lumpen1944

1689 London Gaz. No. 2476/4 Taken..from two Gentlemen,..a grey gelding.., lowish back'd [etc.].

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxvi. 81 Money runs a little lowish, after what I have laid out.

1796 W. Marshall Planting & Rural Ornament (ed. 2) II. 85 The Myrtle-leaved Sumach is a shrub of lowish growth, seldom arriving to more than four or five feet high.

1816 Farmer's Mag. 5 Aug. 281 A highish price is, therefore, always better for circulators in general, or a country, than a lowish one.

1886 E. Randolph Mostly Fools I. iii. 64 The boy found his level..—a lowish one.

1930 Musical Times 1 Oct. 932/2 The easy openings for sarcasm presented by performances many of which are inevitably of a lowish standard.

2001 Times 24 Jan. ii. 16/8 Alerting workers on lowish incomes to the new stakeholder pension plans.

Compounds

In parasynthetic and other adjectives, as lowish-backed, lowish-lying, lowish-quality, etc., derived from similar adjectives with low (see low adj. and n.² Compounds 1, Compounds 2).

ΚΠ

1689Lowish back'd [see main sense].

1855 Cottage Gardener 17 Apr. 45/1 Recommended..for lowish-roofed houses.

c1890 My Secret Life II. 302 There was a lowish-backed easy-chair which I usually sat in by the breakfast-table.

1911 Ibis 5 103 The nest is built on the ground in lowish-lying situations and in the denser vegetation.

1982 A. Weale Wedding of Year iv. 97 She nodded, lifting her skirt to show him a black-stockinged ankle and a lowish-heeled black patent lace-up.

1991 O. Clarke Webster's Wine Guide 1992 214/2 Fruity, sweetish, swigging wine, from the heavy-cropping lowish-quality grape of the same name in the irrigated vineyards along the Murray River.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lowish
释义	lowishadj. Brit. /ˈləʊɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈloʊɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: low adj., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < low adj. + -ish suffix¹. Somewhat low; fairly low.Recorded earliest in lowish-backed (see Compounds). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > lack of height > [adjective] > somewhat lowish1689 society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > low or vulgar person > [adjective] carlisha1240 lewdc1380 carlc1450 villain1483 ruffian1528 shake-ragged1550 porterlike1568 popular1583 ungracious1584 ordinarya1586 tapsterly1589 mechanic1598 round-headed1598 base-like1600 strummell-patch1600 porterly1603 scrubbing1603 vernaculous1607 plebeian1615 reptile1653 proletarian1663 mobbish1695 low1725 terraefilial1745 low-lifed1747 Whitechapel1785 lowlife1794 boweryish1846 gutter1849 bowery1852 lowish1886 swab1914 lumpen1944 1689 London Gaz. No. 2476/4 Taken..from two Gentlemen,..a grey gelding.., lowish back'd [etc.]. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxvi. 81 Money runs a little lowish, after what I have laid out. 1796 W. Marshall Planting & Rural Ornament (ed. 2) II. 85 The Myrtle-leaved Sumach is a shrub of lowish growth, seldom arriving to more than four or five feet high. 1816 Farmer's Mag. 5 Aug. 281 A highish price is, therefore, always better for circulators in general, or a country, than a lowish one. 1886 E. Randolph Mostly Fools I. iii. 64 The boy found his level..—a lowish one. 1930 Musical Times 1 Oct. 932/2 The easy openings for sarcasm presented by performances many of which are inevitably of a lowish standard. 2001 Times 24 Jan. ii. 16/8 Alerting workers on lowish incomes to the new stakeholder pension plans. Compounds In parasynthetic and other adjectives, as lowish-backed, lowish-lying, lowish-quality, etc., derived from similar adjectives with low (see low adj. and n.² Compounds 1, Compounds 2). ΚΠ 1689Lowish back'd [see main sense]. 1855 Cottage Gardener 17 Apr. 45/1 Recommended..for lowish-roofed houses. c1890 My Secret Life II. 302 There was a lowish-backed easy-chair which I usually sat in by the breakfast-table. 1911 Ibis 5 103 The nest is built on the ground in lowish-lying situations and in the denser vegetation. 1982 A. Weale Wedding of Year iv. 97 She nodded, lifting her skirt to show him a black-stockinged ankle and a lowish-heeled black patent lace-up. 1991 O. Clarke Webster's Wine Guide 1992 214/2 Fruity, sweetish, swigging wine, from the heavy-cropping lowish-quality grape of the same name in the irrigated vineyards along the Murray River. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1689
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