low-life

A form of lowlife — Lacking morality.

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Meanings

adjectivelow-life (comparative more low-life, superlative most low-life)

comparative more low-life · superlative most low-life

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lowlife

    Korine's obvious fascination with low-life culture is somewhat unexpected in someone born in Bolinas, California, to parents he describes as "hippies, basically," now former boutique owners.

    1997, Richard Regen, “With Kids, writer Harmony Korine repelled parents across the country. Now, with Gummo, he's gunning for everyone else. This may be art, but it isn't pretty.”, in New York Magazine, volume 30, number 40, page 42
nounlow-life (plural low-lives or low-lifes)

plural low-lives · plural low-lifes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lowlife.
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APA

low-life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-life

MLA

“low-life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-life. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low-life,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-life.

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