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lowkey

adjective
SayLOH-keeUS/ˈloʊˈki/UK/ˈləʊki/

1 meaning of lowkey

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Alternative spelling of low-key.

    The cafe has a lowkey atmosphere that regulars come back for.

    He prefers a lowkey lifestyle far from any spotlight.

    Note

    A closed-up spelling of a hyphenated compound, and it compares with more and most: more lowkey, most lowkey, rather than an -er or -est ending. It carries the full range of low-key: dark, muted tones; the broader sense of restrained or understated; and two adverb uses, a North American colloquial "kind of" and a slang "on the down-low," as in doing something quietly or secretively.

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