low-level

[loh-lev-uhl]

adjective

1. undertaken by or composed of members having a low status.

   a low-level discussion.

2. having low status.

   low-level personnel.

3. undertaken at or from a low altitude.

   low-level bombing.

4. Linguistics.,  occurring or operating at the phonetic level of linguistic representation or analysis.

   low-level rules governing assimilation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-level¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

It says it would stop claims for people suffering from "low-level health" mental health problems arguing that "what is really needed is treatment and support, not cash".

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The world of low-level gamblers is evocatively drawn and Anderson displays an unexpected tenderness to those who inhabit it.

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Federal officials have said they want to keep Lake Powell well above a point where water could pass downstream only through Glen Canyon Dam’s low-level bypass tubes.

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Reeves, in a change of pace from his recent action work in the “John Wick” movies, plays Gabriel, a low-level angel given the task of stopping people from texting and driving.

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D.C. federal courts, used to processing an average of six new cases per week, now face six or more cases per day, many stemming from low-level offenses that previously would’ve been diverted or even dismissed.

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