单词 | lowest-priced |
释义 | > as lemmaslowest-priced a. Parasynthetic (cf. low adj. and n.2 Compounds 2a), as lowest-priced, lowest-ranked, etc. ΚΠ a1640 Earl of Stirling Anacrisis in J. E. Spingairn Crit. Ess. 17th Cent. (1908) I. 184 In a more abject Manner than the lowest minded Man could have descended to conceive. 1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 106 At Gallowshiels are made a few coarse Kerseys,..and was their Wooll better scribled,..they might serve in place of the lowest-pric'd York-shires. 1798 Monthly Rev. Apr. 395 Suppose that the lowest sized cottage, for the poorest labourer..will cost 100l. 1806 C. Wilkinson Tour through Asia Minor xxi. 223 They choose for their bed-chambers the smallest and lowest roofed rooms on the ground floor. 1878 St. Joseph (Mich.) Traveler Herald 25 May (advt.) Children's Suits, from the lowest priced Calico Romp Suits to the most costly Graduation and Party dresses. 1921 F. F. Ellsworth Band-wagon xxxiii. 357 Boise had raked her trunk and brought out her smartest and lowest-necked organdie, her shamelessly short skirt. 1990 M. Winegardner Prophet of Sandlots xv. 265 The team had the lowest-rated farm system in baseball. 1995 Car & Driver Buyers Guide 30 June 186/1 GM's lowest-priced droptop since the demise of the Geo Metro convertible. 2003 Holiday Which? Spring 80/2 [It] is the lowest-ranked no-frills airline overall and does poorly on most aspects of its service. < as lemmas |
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