low
situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf that the baby could reach. of small extent upward: a low fence that he could jump over easily.
Used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency "His low, gravelly voice was instantly recognizable "; "The low-pitched hum of the refrigerator was barely noticeable ";
Obsolete by the 19th century, survives in toponymy as -low. From Middle English, from Old English hlōg, preterite of hliehhan ("to laugh" ). More at laugh.
You can use low to indicate that something is small in amount or that it is at the bottom of a particular scale. You can use phrases such as in the low 80s to indicate that a number or level
LOW meaning: 1 : not rising or extending upward a great distance; 2 : extending or reaching upward less than other things of the same kind
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