low-ballingadj.

Brit.

/ˈləʊbɔːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈloʊˌbɔlɪŋ/,

/ˈloʊˌbɑlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lowball v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < lowball v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier low ball adj.

Chiefly North American.

1. Baseball. Of a pitcher: pitching low balls.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [adjective] > underestimating or undervaluing

undervaluing1639

ill-judginga1715

underrating1721

unappreciative1840

misappreciative1866

conservative1884

inappreciative1897

meiotic1907

throwaway1942

low-balling1957

1957 Blytheville (Arkansas) Courier News 6 June 10/4 The 21-year-old low-balling Oklahoman didn't issue a walk or a home run in a 5–1 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1962 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 17 Oct. b3/2 Had Sanford fanned the Yankee pitcher..or otherwise disposed of him, the low balling right hander would have escaped unnicked.

1982 Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.) 11 June 5/2 (headline) Low-balling Curtis of Padres blanks Houston.

2. Business (originally U.S.). That engages in lowballing (lowballing n.).

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1968 M. Ferguson & M. Ferguson Champagne Living on Beer Budget vii. 93 The lowballing salesman talks a better deal than finally shows up in the contract.

1977 P. Weissler Pop. Sci. Auto Repair Man. 88 A low-balling shop will also try to sell you every other brake service it can con you into.

1997 Aerospace Amer. (Nexis) Feb. 24 The worst scenario is an industry containing desperate, low-balling bidders ignoring research investments and focused only on short-term survival.

2004 Sporting News (Nexis) 8 Mar. 6 [He] is nothing but a cheap, low-balling penny-pincher.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low-balling
释义	low-ballingadj. Brit. /ˈləʊbɔːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈloʊˌbɔlɪŋ/, /ˈloʊˌbɑlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lowball v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < lowball v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier low ball adj. Chiefly North American. 1. Baseball. Of a pitcher: pitching low balls. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [adjective] > underestimating or undervaluing undervaluing1639 ill-judginga1715 underrating1721 unappreciative1840 misappreciative1866 conservative1884 inappreciative1897 meiotic1907 throwaway1942 low-balling1957 1957 Blytheville (Arkansas) Courier News 6 June 10/4 The 21-year-old low-balling Oklahoman didn't issue a walk or a home run in a 5–1 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates. 1962 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 17 Oct. b3/2 Had Sanford fanned the Yankee pitcher..or otherwise disposed of him, the low balling right hander would have escaped unnicked. 1982 Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.) 11 June 5/2 (headline) Low-balling Curtis of Padres blanks Houston. 2. Business (originally U.S.). That engages in lowballing (lowballing n.). ΚΠ 1968 M. Ferguson & M. Ferguson Champagne Living on Beer Budget vii. 93 The lowballing salesman talks a better deal than finally shows up in the contract. 1977 P. Weissler Pop. Sci. Auto Repair Man. 88 A low-balling shop will also try to sell you every other brake service it can con you into. 1997 Aerospace Amer. (Nexis) Feb. 24 The worst scenario is an industry containing desperate, low-balling bidders ignoring research investments and focused only on short-term survival. 2004 Sporting News (Nexis) 8 Mar. 6 [He] is nothing but a cheap, low-balling penny-pincher. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1957
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