lowest

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈləʊ.ɪst/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈloʊ.ɪst/

Adjective

lowest

1. superlative form of low: most low

   Yang says he remembers being able to see the glacier’s lowest edge from his home village. But that time has passed.

   • 1958 August, T. S. Lascelles, “Diamond Jubilee of the Waterloo & City Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 520:

     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.

Synonyms

• lowermost

Derived terms

• lowest common denominator
• lowest common multiple
• lowest of the low

Adverb

lowest

1. superlative form of low: most low

   Whoever bends lowest will win the limbo tournament.

Anagrams

• lowset, Towles, Elstow, towels, owlets, towsle