low-level

adjective

low-lev·​el ˈlō-ˈle-vəl How to pronounce low-level (audio)
1
: occurring, done, or placed at a low level
2
: being of low importance or rank
3
: being or relating to nuclear waste containing low concentrations of radioactive components

Examples of low-level in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That marked the northern edge of warm, moist air wafting north out of the Gulf of Mexico which acted as an effective warm front, imparting low-level helicity, or twist, that storms used to produce tornadoes. Scott Dance, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 Lou’s father runs the town, sort of like a low-level mobster in a mob that only employs flunkies and toadies with nothing better to do. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024 Also, the city could urge the property managers to require all visitors to sign in and out, and to divert low-level issues to on-site personnel. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024 Near-daily low-level clashes have taken place between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, and Israeli forces for more than five months. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2024 The best of the documentary’s talking heads are the low-level employees who were not, to use Lowe’s words, ever allowed to party. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024 Juan Ivan Gutierrez Zambrano, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal mischief — one count a low-level felony and the other a misdemeanor charge — in Gilpin County District Court. Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024 Card had been an instructor at an Army hand grenade training range, where it is believed he was exposed to thousands of low-level blasts. CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024 But his stance on low-level offenses like drug possession and trespassing has fed into the perception that Gascón is soft on crime. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of low-level was in 1845

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“Low-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-level. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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low-level

adjective
low-lev·​el
-ˈlev-əl
1
: occurring, done, or placed at a low level
2
: being of low importance or rank
a low-level job
3
: being or relating to nuclear waste of relatively low radioactivity
low-level waste

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