lo-fi

low-fi

/ (ˈləʊˈfaɪ) /

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adjective

informal (of sound reproduction) of or giving an impression of poor quality

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Word Origin for lo-fi

C20: modelled on hi-fi

Words nearby lo-fi

Loewe, Loewi, Loewy, Löffler, Löffler's endocarditis, lo-fi, Lofn, Lofoten and Vesterålen, Lofoten Islands, loft, loft building

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How to use lo-fi in a sentence

A lot of the culture around movies in the sci-fi/fantasy genre is about deconstructing them ad nauseam.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Brands like Lo & Sons and Delsey are already tapping Travel Noire to connect with black travelers.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The added charge for access to hotel Wi-Fi is not only exploitative but increasingly irrelevant.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "Behold, how ye prevail nothing; lo, the world is gone after him."
His Last Week|William E. Barton
The shaft whizzed away with force enough to delight him, and, lo, there was the first bow-and-arrow!
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
Impulsively I reached out, and pressed the parts of the ring into a close-fitting whole, when, lo!
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
And lo, this Olympian being, this unfathomable man, descended from his cloud-capped heights and held out his hand to Tchaikovsky.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
"Lo-ong ways," she crooned, and her voice was the first attractive thing Bud had discovered about her.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower