low-carb

adjective

Of a food or diet, low in carbohydrates.

“The doctor's recommended low-carb diet meant that the patient would be longing for his morning bagel.”

Meanings

adjectivelow-carb (comparative more low-carb or lower-carb, superlative most low-carb or lowest-carb)

comparative more low-carb · comparative lower-carb · superlative most low-carb · superlative lowest-carb

  1. Of a food or diet, low in carbohydrates.

    The doctor's recommended low-carb diet meant that the patient would be longing for his morning bagel.

Translations

Dutch koolhydraatarm
  • koolhydraatarmlow in carbohydrates
Finnish matalahiilihydraattinen
  • matalahiilihydraattinenlow in carbohydrates
Russian низкоуглево́дный
  • низкоуглево́дный (nizkouglevódnyj)low in carbohydrates
Ukrainian низьковуглево́дний
  • низьковуглево́дний (nyzʹkovuhlevódnyj)low in carbohydrates
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APA

low-carb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-carb

MLA

“low-carb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-carb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low-carb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-carb.

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