low-key
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Synonyms: low, blow, flow, bow, glow, slow, mow, lew, row, law, plow
Antonyms: low, blow, flow, bow, glow, slow, mow, lew, row, law, plow
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Adjective
- {{lb|en|art|photography}} [[dark|Dark]]; characterized by dark tones and muted colors. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
- {{lb|en|figuratively|by extension}} [[restrain|Restrained]], [[subtle]], not trying to attract attention. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
Adverb
- {{lb|en|colloquial}} In a low-key or surreptitious manner; secretively; understatedly; on the down-low.
- {{lb|en|colloquial|chiefly|North America|originally|AAVE}} {{n-g|Used as a [[downtoner]]}}; [[kind of]].
- {{lb|en|colloquial|AAVE|meiosis}} {{cap|actually}}; [[seriously]].
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