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2026 film by Eivind Landsvik
Low Expectations (Norwegian: Lave forventninger) is a 2026 drama film written and directed by Eivind Landsvik, in his directorial debut. It stars Marie
Low_Expectations
American political speechwriter and columnist (1964–2022)
Gerson was credited with coining such phrases as "the soft bigotry of low expectations" and "the armies of compassion". His noteworthy phrases for Bush are
Michael_Gerson
Norwegian singer (born 1999)
feature film debut in Maipo's 'Low Expectations'". NME. Retrieved 9 January 2026. "Norwegian Feature Low Expectations Selected for Directors' Fortnight
Girl_in_Red
Cognitive strategy for preparation
simulating potential outcomes, defensive pessimists set deliberately low expectations for themselves, based on these simulations, even when they have a history
Defensive_pessimism
Phenomenon in psychology
Jacobson held that high expectations lead to better performance and low expectations lead to worse performance, both effects being examples of self-fulfilling
Pygmalion_effect
1973 film by George Lucas
and was released in the United States on August 11, 1973. Despite low expectations from Universal Pictures, who initially planned to release it as a television
American_Graffiti
1968 book by Robert Rosenthal
Inducing high expectations in teachers will lead to high levels of IQ test performance. Inducing low expectations, will lead to low IQ test performance
Pygmalion_in_the_Classroom
2002 action video game
aggregator website Metacritic. Some critics' low expectations of a film tie-in on the Game Boy Advance, set so low from Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the
XXX_(video_game)
American actor (born 1977)
maint: archived copy as title (link) Simi Horwitz (February 12, 2003). "Low-Keyed But Self-Assured Newcomer". Backstage.com. Retrieved December 10, 2021
Michael_Gladis
1997 video game
shortly before the release of its sequel Tomorrow Never Dies. It faced low expectations from the gaming media during development. However, it received critical
GoldenEye_007
Psychological pattern
that males in these populations are just as likely as females to have low expectations of success and to make attributions to non-ability related factors
Impostor_syndrome
Psychological phenomenon
The Golem effect is a psychological phenomenon in which lower expectations placed upon individuals either by supervisors or the individual themselves lead
Golem_effect
2003 film by Gore Verbinski
was theatrically released in the United States on July 9. Despite low expectations, the film was a massive box-office success: it grossed $654.3 million
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl
2023 film by Sean King O'Grady
Hulu Horror films often miss the mark, so I went into this with very low expectations. Thankfully this provided a smart and poignant thriller that really
The_Mill_(2023_film)
1997 studio album by Radiohead
Road Studios in London. Most of the album was recorded live. EMI had low expectations of OK Computer, deeming it uncommercial and difficult to market. However
OK_Computer
American ice hockey player (born 1997)
contract extension with the Sabres. Entering the 2021–22 season with low expectations for the Sabres, Thompson enjoyed a breakout season playing on the top
Tage_Thompson
1998 video game
credited with popularizing cinematic style in video games. Despite low expectations, Metal Gear Solid was also commercially successful, selling more than
Metal_Gear_Solid_(video_game)
Swedish rock band
band reformed in 2019, releasing their seventh album Love in Times of Low Expectations in 2022. The band formed sometime around 1991/1992 "due to boredom"
Sahara_Hotnights
2024 novel by Jeff VanderMeer
critics. The Washington Post praised Absolution, stating that despite low expectations, it maintained the same quality as the original trilogy. They note
Absolution_(VanderMeer_novel)
2014 Indian film
highest-grossing low budget movies by getting 4 crores. The film released with low expectations on 4 April 2014 in theaters. Upon release, the film received largely
Hrudaya_Kaleyam
Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations is a popular Christian book authored by Alex and Brett Harris, founders of The Rebelution
Do_Hard_Things
American politician (born 1982)
man to launch a Democratic presidential campaign. Despite initially low expectations, he gained significant momentum in mid-2019 when he participated in
Pete_Buttigieg
American blues band
(guitar) is a graduate of Berklee. Ernie and the Automatics' debut album, Low Expectations, produced by Brian Maes (mixed by Bob St. John and mastered by Bob
Ernie_and_the_Automatics
American sports commentator (born 1982)
low expectations, she closed out the 1995–96 season and gained international attention by qualifying for the 1996 World Championships. With very low expectations
Tara_Lipinski
American guitarist
Michael Antunes and "car guy" Ernie Boch, Jr. Their debut album, Low Expectations, was released on February 17, 2009. Ernie and the Automatics disbanded
Barry_Goudreau
American country music singer (1971–2018)
album was released in 1995. The lead-off single, "I'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations", spent one week in the Top 40 on the Billboard country charts, peaking
Daryle_Singletary
1994 studio album by Edwyn Collins
funny." "The Campaign for Real Rock" – 6:35 "A Girl Like You" – 3:58 "Low Expectations" – 3:58 "Out of This World" – 5:37 "If You Could Love Me" – 5:30 "North
Gorgeous_George_(album)
Bahamian politician
Retrieved 2026-04-07. Ward, Jasper (2021-02-24). "McAlpine says he has low expectations of getting nomination". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
Frederick_McAlpine
American foreign policy analyst and diplomat
Foreign Affairs, October 24, 2023 America, China, and the Virtue of Low Expectations, Foreign Affairs, Jun 28, 2023 The Taiwan Long Game, Foreign Affairs
Ryan_Hass
American comedian, actor, and writer (born 1982)
performing stand-up with "charactery bits in them". Mulaney went in with low expectations, but thought it would be a "cool story". He won a spot on the writing
John_Mulaney
Major League Baseball season
entered the 1967 season as "doormats" of the American League, with low expectations, low attendance to begin the season, and little known talent outside
1967_Boston_Red_Sox_season
2004 British TV miniseries of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1855 novel of the same name
in the relationship between Margaret and Thornton. As the BBC had low expectations for the series, it was not well publicised and went almost unnoticed
North_&_South_(TV_serial)
American judge (born 1961)
were no statewide elected Democrats in the state of Alabama. Despite low expectations, Vance was barely defeated by Roy Moore in the general election on
Bob_Vance_(jurist)
British dystopian film by Michael Radford
asked his producer to try to obtain the rights to Orwell's novel, with low expectations that they were available. It turned out that the rights were held by
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film)
Nineteen_Eighty-Four_(1984_film)
1995 studio album by Daryle Singletary
Nashville. The album includes four singles: "I'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations", "I Let Her Lie", "Too Much Fun" and "Workin' It Out", all of which
Daryle_Singletary_(album)
2012 military science fiction action film by Peter Berg
for Time, Steven James Snyder was somewhat positive because he had low expectations of the film. He wrote, "The creative team behind this ocean-bound thriller
Battleship_(film)
22nd season in franchise history
with a different head coach. While the team went into the season with low expectations as a rebuilding period and started 0–2, they not only improved on their
2023_Houston_Texans_season
Christian youth organization
directed at youth, describing itself as "a teenage rebellion against low expectations." It was founded in August 2005 by twin brothers Alex and Brett Harris
The_Rebelution
Taiwanese filmmaker (born 1954)
was widely applauded by fellow Taiwanese. Lee admitted that he had low expectations for this film from the U.S. audience since "its pace, its film language;–
Ang_Lee
Word synonymous with intellectual
term describes the mediocre culture that has neither high expectations nor low expectations as culture. Usage of the term middlebrow is derogatory, as
Highbrow
2011 film by Shawn Levy
action, it has a compelling plot. Sometimes you go into a movie with low expectations and are pleasantly surprised." Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly
Real_Steel
1995 film by David Fincher
the sequence at a low frequency, such as barking dogs and screams. The title sequence cost $50,000. New Line Cinema had low expectations for Seven based
Seven_(1995_film)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022
the illiberalism of cancel culture, and [reject] the soft bigotry of low expectations that holds so many people back". She voted to legalise same-sex marriage
Liz_Truss
2012 television film directed by Mikael Salomon
film, saying it failed to meet even his low expectations, "When a film manages to fail to live up to the low bar set for Blue Lagoon movies and Lifetime
Blue_Lagoon:_The_Awakening
American singer-songwriter, lawyer and performer (born 1990)
Retrieved 26 June 2025. Safronova, Valereya (2 June 2023). "From Fairly Low Expectations, a Wonderful Surprise". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 26
Jessica_Carter_Altman
(2008), a non-fiction book challenging teenagers to "rebel against low expectations", at age 19. Two years later came a follow-up book called Start Here
List of books written by children or teenagers
List_of_books_written_by_children_or_teenagers
1998 film by Steven Spielberg
Spielberg had low expectations, believing the film was too violent to attract broad audiences. The film premiered on July 21, 1998. The event was a low-profile
Saving_Private_Ryan
2005 studio album by Faunts
High Expectations/Low Results is the debut album by Canadian electronic rock band Faunts. It was released on October 18, 2005 on Friendly Fire Recordings
High_Expectations/Low_Results
1993 film by Marco Brambilla
Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave it a "B−". Despite his low expectations of a Joel Silver production and "the everything-goes-boom school of
Demolition_Man_(film)
2018 single by Da Pump
"New Position" in 2014. Initially Da Pump and their management had low expectations for their comeback, as their promotion events only took place at shopping
U.S.A._(Da_Pump_song)
Scottish singer (born 1961)
trope in literature, and the stark contrast between the audience's low expectations and the quality of her singing made Boyle's performance such an engaging
Susan_Boyle
Intellectual ability significantly higher than average
held low expectations of their black students, specifically in relation to black male students and math, whereas Black teachers held high expectations of
Intellectual_giftedness
Successful media that was initially unsuccessful
Nirvana's second album Nevermind was released in September 1991 with low expectations, hoping to sell 500,000 copies. The album entered the Billboard 200
Sleeper_hit
German footballer (born 1969)
for the second time in his career. Despite Germany's comparatively low expectations when for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the team advanced to the final; Kahn
Oliver_Kahn
International nonprofit organization
intends to, in their words, "break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations". buildOn is based in Stamford, Connecticut. They have a four-star
BuildOn
2014 American film directed by Chad Stahelski
experience and further raised the film's profile. Even so, expectations for John Wick were low due to Reeves's recent box-office failures and the short
John_Wick_(film)
German rock band
Dance". It was first uploaded to YouTube on 4 April 2013 and they had low expectations for the track. However, it quickly became a viral hit, racking up millions
Milky_Chance
1996 comedy film directed by Jason Bloom
Entertainment Weekly gave the film a grade F, saying "Even with the low expectations any reasonable viewer brings to a Shore flick, this rates only stupid-plus
Bio-Dome
2021 Indian film by Tanu Balak
one of the best, it is a watchable thriller, just have reasonably low expectations from it". Arjun Menon of Pinkvilla gave 3 stars out of 5 calling the
Cold_Case_(film)
Men's association football team
of Henrik Larsson, Sweden came into the tournament in Portugal with low expectations. But after a dazzling 5–0 win against Bulgaria on 14 June, they became
Sweden men's national football team
Sweden_men's_national_football_team
Business model
expectation causes high performance of followers; a leader's low expectations lead to low performance of followers. Hersey and Blanchard continued to iterate
Situational_leadership_theory
Stereotypes of blond-haired people
is shown to have been underachieving in conformance with society's low expectations of her. The singer Dolly Parton, aware of this occasional characterization
Blonde_stereotype
Form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom
mainstream" with "self-inflicted poverty stemming from...the dead weight of low expectations." In the immediate years of the post-war era, the role of the state
Council_house
1934 film by Frank Capra
Boulevard in Thousand Oaks, California. Columbia appeared to have low expectations for the film and did not mount much of an advertising campaign for
It_Happened_One_Night
2015 film by A.B. Stone
Ending" gave it 2 out of 5. Felix Vasquez of Cinema-crazed.com, despite low expectations, was not pleased by the film. He writes: "For the most part it succeeds
Lake_Placid_vs._Anaconda
Film by Guy Ritchie
(May 29, 2019). "How Online Scandals And Cryptic Marketing Created Low Expectations For Disney's 'Aladdin'". Forbes. Archived from the original on May
Aladdin_(2019_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
song by the band Sahara Hotnights from the album, Love in Times of Low Expectations The Day Dream (Renoir) (French: La Rêverie), a painting by Pierre-Auguste
Reverie
Cookbook by Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle and Julia Child
[American] cooking." While Jones was enthusiastic about the book, Knopf had low expectations and invested very little into promoting it. In order to generate interest
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Mastering_the_Art_of_French_Cooking
American businessman
formed a band, Ernie and the Automatics. Ernie and the Automatics album Low Expectations was on Billboard's Top Blues Album chart for six weeks, debuting at
Ernie_Boch_Jr.
Spanish football club
Athletic Bilbao – Bilbao Football Club and Athletic Club). Despite the low expectations, they still won the championship and entered the 1939 Copa del Generalísimo
Athletic_Bilbao_B
2020 American film
reviews. The site's consensus reads: "Its puerile premise invites low expectations, but viewers who sit down in search of boldly humorous provocations
Butt_Boy
American writer, former pastor
neologism defined by its creators as "a teenage rebellion against low expectations"). Harris's first book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, was published in 1997
Joshua_Harris_(author)
2019 studio album by Mabel
High Expectations is the debut studio album by English singer Mabel. It was released on 2 August 2019 by Polydor UK. Originally scheduled for release on
High_Expectations
American musician (1929-2007)
and a son, Mark, who died in 2003. Newsom and Carson used audiences' low expectations for Newsom to good advantage: One night Carson turned to Newsom during
Tommy_Newsom
89th season in franchise history
Indianapolis Colts in March 2021. Philadelphia entered the season with low expectations following a disastrous 4–11–1 2020 season that resulted in the firing
2021 Philadelphia Eagles season
2021_Philadelphia_Eagles_season
2008 video game
background, Achievement Unlocked was a 4 day project built in Flash, fairly low expectations for it (I wasn't SUPER confident in my voice as a creative). Had 5m
Achievement_Unlocked
1963 book by Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba
tribal societies have little or no specialized political roles and low expectations for political change. Members conceive of their political role in familistic
The_Civic_Culture
1954 Kannada film by H. L. N. Simha
Mysore to low expectations. The owners of New Opera theatre, thought that at best it would only run for two weeks. However, defying expectations; The film
Bedara_Kannappa
2025 video game
World Report. Retrieved 2025-09-10. Chalk, Andy (2025-08-15). "I had low expectations for this upcoming FMV 'interactive horror' game, but its hour-long
Dead_Reset
American filmmaker and actor (1906–1987)
B-movie budget, and received minimal publicity by Warners, as they had low expectations. The entire film was made in eight weeks for only $300,000. Warners
John_Huston
1986 film by James Cameron
alien on a space station involving a power-loader suit. Because of his low expectations for The Terminator, Cameron had spent much of his free time during
Aliens_(film)
2016 Indian film by Abhishek Kapoor
by Kapoor and Supratik Sen based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel Great Expectations. The film features Tabu, Katrina Kaif, and Aditya Roy Kapur in lead roles
Fitoor
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1997)
2016). "McDavid, 'Millennial' squad have plenty to prove despite low expectations in World Cup of Hockey". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on
Connor_McDavid
New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
place. The following month she won her first race. Contrary to the low expectations, she finished her three year old season with 4 victories out of the
Horlicks_(horse)
2024 South Korean television series
수목극에 쏠린 낮은 기대치 [KBS Lost Its Fame… Resurrected After 2 Years, But Low Expectations Focused on Wednesday–Thursday Dramas] (in Korean). Archived from the
Dare_to_Love_Me_(TV_series)
Japanese hobbyist-created video game
2011. Retrieved 2011-01-03. Webster, Andrew (2010-12-21). "Low prices, low expectations? Ars looks at indie game pricing". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2011-01-04
Doujin_soft
2006 video game
March 30, 2026. Life, Nintendo (February 11, 2026). "Preview: Despite Low Expectations, Pokémon Pokopia Had Me Grinning From Ear To Ear". Nintendo Life. Retrieved
Viva_Piñata_(video_game)
2010 video game
voluntarily go through" again. According to McMillen, due to Microsoft's low expectations for the game, Super Meat Boy was lightly promoted. The level of promotion
Super_Meat_Boy
International football competition
final. Only ten sides entered the competition, partially due to the low expectations for the new tournament among association football fans, and also to
1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup
1960–61_European_Cup_Winners'_Cup
71st season in franchise history
Ballard and the first under new head coach Shane Steichen. Despite low expectations, the Colts improved on their 4–12–1 record from the previous season
2023 Indianapolis Colts season
2023_Indianapolis_Colts_season
Formation of expectations based on past events
In economics, adaptive expectations is a hypothesized process by which people form their expectations about what will happen in the future based on what
Adaptive_expectations
British teacher (born 1973)
"By expecting high standards and not indulging the soft bigotry of low expectations she is producing amazing results at Michaela school and giving children
Katharine_Birbalsingh
that new approaches to drama and characterization played upon audience expectations acquired in the classical period: chronology may be scrambled, storylines
Cinema_of_the_United_States
2022 Marathi film directed by Prasad Oak
Retrieved 24 June 2022. Zore, Suyog. "Chandramukhi review: Go with low expectations and you just might enjoy this overstuffed melodrama". Cinestaan. Archived
Chandramukhi_(2022_film)
Canadian Ice hockey player (born 2003)
and 58 points in 66 regular season games. He began the season with low expectations as a 'C' ranked prospect on NHL Central Scouting Bureau's (CSS) preliminary
Reid_Schaefer
2012 video game
Williams, the hope was that players would start the game with relatively low expectations, or they would consider it another typical heroic war shooter, then
Spec_Ops:_The_Line
2013 American film
36 reviews; the consensus states: "Bad Milo! sets some deliriously low expectations with its gross premise – and then manages to match most of them in
Bad_Milo!
Devaluation of money's purchasing power
decreases in interest rates set by the central bank, or changes in inflation expectations, which may be self-fulfilling. Moderate inflation affects economies in
Inflation
Minister of Health and a Bahamian politician
Retrieved 2024-10-26. Ward, Jasper (2021-02-24). "McAlpine says he has low expectations of getting nomination". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
Michael_Darville
Chinese business executive
Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-09-10. Pressman, Aaron. "Data Sheet—The Low Expectations for Alibaba's New CEO Daniel Zhang". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-09-12
Daniel_Zhang
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Clough.English : metonymic occupational name for a nailer, from Old French clou ‘nail’. Compare Clower.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Klau, a habitational name for someone from Klau near Aachen or Clauen in Lower Saxony, or Glau, a nickname for an astute person, from Old High German, Low German glou, glau ‘circumspect’.
Male
Greek
(Λώτ) Greek form of Hebrew Lowt, LOT means "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bows, from Middle English bow (Old English boga, from būgan ‘to bend’). Before the invention of gunpowder, the bow was an important long-range weapon for shooting game as well as in warfare. Boga is also found as a personal name in Old English, and it is possible that this survived into Middle English and so may lie behind the surname in some instances. In other cases (for example, Richard atte Bowe, 1306), the name is topographic, from the same word in the transferred sense ‘arched bridge’, ‘river bend’, an allusion to their similarity in shape to a drawn bow.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhaigh (see Bogue).
Girl/Female
Spanish
Diminutive of Dolores: Sorrow. From Maria de los Dolores (the Virgin Mary, or Mary of the...
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (also found in Ireland)
Scottish (also found in Ireland) : reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.English : variant of Daw.Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.Americanized spelling of German Dau.Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.
Surname or Lastname
Polish
Polish : from the personal name Lew ‘lion’, adopted as a translation of Leon (see Lyon 2).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Lev.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or burial-mound, Old English hlǣw, or a habitational name from Lew in Oxfordshire, named with this word.Chinese : variant of Liu 1.
Boy/Male
British, English
Laurel
Male
English
English unisex short form of French Louis and Louise, both LOU means "famous warrior."Â
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlÄw (see Law 2).Scottish and English : nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.Scottish : from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.
Male
Polish
 Polish form of Yiddish Lev, LEW means "lion." Compare with another form of Lew.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Low.German (Löwe) : see Loewe.Jewish (Ashkenazic; Löwe) : ornamental name from German Löwe ‘lion’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Germanized form of Levy.
Male
English
Middle English short form of English Lawrence, LAW means "of Laurentum."
Male
English
 Short form of English Lewis, LEW means "famous warrior." Compare with another form of Lew.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Lovin, Old English Lēofhūn, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + hūn ‘bear cub’.English : habitational name from the city of Louvain in Belgium (Dutch Leuven).
Male
English
 English short form of Spanish Alonso, LON means "noble and ready." Compare with another form of Lon.
Male
Hebrew
(לï‹×˜) Hebrew name LOWT means "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Howe 1 and 2.
Female
Spanish
Spanish form of Greek Lois, possibly LOÃDA means "agreeable."
Male
French
French form of Latin Eligius, ÉLOI means "to choose."
Male
French
 French form of Latin Eligius, ÉLOY means "to choose."
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Bright, Shining
Female
Polish
Variant spelling of Polish Jolanta, JOLENTA means "violet flower."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Marge, MARJE means "pearl."
Male
Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of Greek Andreas, ANDREJ means "man; warrior."
Girl/Female
Indian
Lovable; Sweet Person
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
One who Decorates the Sky
Girl/Female
Irish Celtic French
Oath.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Righteous
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word harmony, from Greek Harmonia, HARMONY means "concord, harmony."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Gem
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adv.
In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
superl.
Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison.
superl.
Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight.
superl.
Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence.
superl.
Numerically small; as, a low number.
superl.
Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.
n.
A low-lying piece of watery land; -- called also flow moss and flow bog.
superl.
Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate.
superl.
Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet.
adv.
With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low.
superl.
Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.
superl.
Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness.
n.
A low fellow.
adv.
In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground.
superl.
Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever.
superl.
Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.
superl.
Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note.
superl.
Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem.
adv.
With a low musical pitch or tone.
superl.
Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits.