lowish

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adjective

Somewhat low.

“We climbed over a lowish fence to reach the meadow.”

OriginEnglish low ← Middle English lāh ← Old Norse lágr →
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Meanings

adjectivelowish (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSomewhat low.

    We climbed over a lowish fence to reach the meadow.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*légʰyeti
  3. Proto-Germanic*ligjaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*lēgaz
  5. Old Norselágr
  6. Middle Englishlāh
  7. Englishlow
  8. Englishlowish

From low + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

owlish
Cite this entry
APA

lowish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lowish

MLA

“lowish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lowish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lowish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lowish.

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