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- Word comparison: high-pressure vs. low-pressure
high-pressure vs. low-pressure
adjective
having or involving a pressure above the normal.
high-pressure steam.
vigorous; persistent; aggressive.
high-pressure salesmanship.
verb (used with object)
high-pressured, high-pressuring
to employ aggressively forceful and unrelenting sales tactics on (a prospective customer).
high-pressured into buying a car.
adjective
having or involving a low or below-normal pressure, as steam or water.
without vigor or persistence; not forceful or aggressive.
a low-pressure campaign.
quietly persuasive; subtle; indirect.
a low-pressure salesman.