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

They also differ on the value of “broken windows policing”: enforcing penalties against low-level crimes to preserve public order.

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I’m a healthy guy of 69, yet like most aging Americans, I have various low-level chronic disorders.

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“It was kind of like low-level counterinsurgency against anybody who stood up against the U.S. government,” Leonard said.

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Ms. Williams and Ms. Grace at least get to engage in some low-level mother-daughter combat before things calm down.

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"Cases that involve classified information present challenges to prosecute, but they can and are brought against both low-level and high-level officials, from time to time," she said.

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