low-level

adjective

low-lev·​el ˈlō-ˈle-vəl How to pronounce low-level (audio)
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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

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Jurors convicted Roane, 60, of Marion, Indiana, late Tuesday of Level 6 felony criminal recklessness — a low-level felony — and two misdemeanor counts of reckless driving, according to a prosecutor’s office spokeswoman. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 The new bounty hunters are led by Raza Al-Wazar, the low-level Ten Rings merc Obadiah Stane hired to kidnap Tony Stark all the way back in 2008’s Iron Man. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026 Because the driver doesn’t enforce a memory copy limit of 504 bytes, overwriting adjacent data, a malicious insider or a hacker who has gained low-level access to a local network can send an error message that appends code past this limit. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026 Models indicate that low-level winds should remain light, but still produce breezy north to northeast winds up to 15-20 mph through much of this week. — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for low-level

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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

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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