low-flyingn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌləʊˈflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈloʊˌflaɪɪŋ/

Forms: see low adj. and n.² and flying n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adv., flying n., flying adj.

Etymology: As noun < low adv. + flying n. As adjective < low adv. + flying adj.

A. n.

The action of flying at a low altitude. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > [noun] > close to the ground

low-flying1600

contour-chasinga1918

hedge-hopping1919

1600 W. Cornwallis Ess. I. xix. sig. L5^v I am afraid our much Eating, and litle Exercise, is the cause of this our lowe flying, and heauinesse.

1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts iii. 94/1 They dread the Buzzard for her slow, and low flying.

1717 Dict. Rusticum (ed. 2) at Prognostick The Wood-larks early singing presages Rain, as well as the Swallows low flying.

1844 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 13 Apr. 246/1 The low flying of the swallow is supposed to announce rain.

1942 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 2 78 The pilot who is recklessly daring..in properly authorised low-flying practices.

1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. xviii. 338 As we approached the French coast Alan asked if I fancied some low-flying.

B. adj.

1. That flies at a low altitude. Cf. high-flying adj. 1a.

ΚΠ

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. xiii. 69/1 XVII. Furious, Tempest noct. tot. clear m. max. part. with low flying cl[oud].

1755 A. Berthelson tr. E. Pontoppidan Nat. Hist. Norway i. ii. 37 He will raise his head..with his mouth opened, till some low flying bird comes perpendicularly over him.

1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah (1893) I. v. 85 The hyæna's laugh, the howl of the wild dog, and the screech of the low-flying owl.

1978 Pop. Mech. July 74 A new ‘look down’ radar system which can distinguish a low-flying aircraft or cruise missile from ground clutter.

2004 H. Holt Silent Killer (2005) x. 133 She braked sharply to avoid a low-flying bird.

2. figurative.

†a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of supporters of Whig or Low Church principles. Cf. low-flyer n. 1. Obsolete.Opposed to the more common high-flying adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [adjective] > of or relating to Whigs

Whig1661

true blue1663

Whiggish1680

low-flying1706

1706 Memorial Presbyterians Pref. sig. A3 How kindly they used the Dissenters..with how much Moderation, High- or Low-flying Toleration, or Persecution you may judge for your self.

1710 Ballad on Junto (single sheet) Or Low-flying Church Will be left in the Lurch, By such damn'd Protectors of Puritan Race.

b. Having low ambitions or aspirations.Contrasted with the more common high-flying adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective]

simplec1300

measurablec1330

methec1390

murec1390

smallc1405

soleinc1450

timorous1474

modest1561

unbragging1570

unboldened1591

unpresuming1607

bragless1609

unambitious1621

boastless1632

unpompous1656

verecundous1656

sober1659

tender-foreheaded1659

unpragmatical1673

unpretending1681

unpresumptuous1704

unimportant1727

unaspiringa1729

inambitious1729

unassuming1730

unostentatiousa1739

unboastful1744

pretensionless1748

unarrogating1748

uncontending1748

unopinionated1775

unboasting1802

underbearing1802

mousy1812

un-ultra1817

unarrogant1831

low-flying1835

unconceited1838

unpretentious1838

uninflated1861

unvain1863

unbumptious1865

1835 J. B. Williams Mem. Sir Matthew Hale vi. 65 It is construed an act constrained by necessity,..or of self-seeking and interest, or of a pitiful and low-flying policy.

1963 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Feb. 95/2 The low-flying beginning of this book is much better than its high-flying philosophic end.

2010 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Oct. 42/2 I read that line to Obama and asked how his high-flying rhetoric sounded in these days of low-flying governance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	low-flying
释义	low-flyingn.adj. Brit. /ˌləʊˈflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈloʊˌflaɪɪŋ/ Forms: see low adj. and n.² and flying n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: low adv., flying n., flying adj. Etymology: As noun < low adv. + flying n. As adjective < low adv. + flying adj. A. n. The action of flying at a low altitude. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > [noun] > close to the ground low-flying1600 contour-chasinga1918 hedge-hopping1919 1600 W. Cornwallis Ess. I. xix. sig. L5^v I am afraid our much Eating, and litle Exercise, is the cause of this our lowe flying, and heauinesse. 1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts iii. 94/1 They dread the Buzzard for her slow, and low flying. 1717 Dict. Rusticum (ed. 2) at Prognostick The Wood-larks early singing presages Rain, as well as the Swallows low flying. 1844 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 13 Apr. 246/1 The low flying of the swallow is supposed to announce rain. 1942 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 2 78 The pilot who is recklessly daring..in properly authorised low-flying practices. 1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. xviii. 338 As we approached the French coast Alan asked if I fancied some low-flying. B. adj. 1. That flies at a low altitude. Cf. high-flying adj. 1a. ΚΠ 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. xiii. 69/1 XVII. Furious, Tempest noct. tot. clear m. max. part. with low flying cl[oud]. 1755 A. Berthelson tr. E. Pontoppidan Nat. Hist. Norway i. ii. 37 He will raise his head..with his mouth opened, till some low flying bird comes perpendicularly over him. 1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah (1893) I. v. 85 The hyæna's laugh, the howl of the wild dog, and the screech of the low-flying owl. 1978 Pop. Mech. July 74 A new ‘look down’ radar system which can distinguish a low-flying aircraft or cruise missile from ground clutter. 2004 H. Holt Silent Killer (2005) x. 133 She braked sharply to avoid a low-flying bird. 2. figurative. †a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of supporters of Whig or Low Church principles. Cf. low-flyer n. 1. Obsolete.Opposed to the more common high-flying adj. 3. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [adjective] > of or relating to Whigs Whig1661 true blue1663 Whiggish1680 low-flying1706 1706 Memorial Presbyterians Pref. sig. A3 How kindly they used the Dissenters..with how much Moderation, High- or Low-flying Toleration, or Persecution you may judge for your self. 1710 Ballad on Junto (single sheet) Or Low-flying Church Will be left in the Lurch, By such damn'd Protectors of Puritan Race. b. Having low ambitions or aspirations.Contrasted with the more common high-flying adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] simplec1300 measurablec1330 methec1390 murec1390 smallc1405 soleinc1450 timorous1474 modest1561 unbragging1570 unboldened1591 unpresuming1607 bragless1609 unambitious1621 boastless1632 unpompous1656 verecundous1656 sober1659 tender-foreheaded1659 unpragmatical1673 unpretending1681 unpresumptuous1704 unimportant1727 unaspiringa1729 inambitious1729 unassuming1730 unostentatiousa1739 unboastful1744 pretensionless1748 unarrogating1748 uncontending1748 unopinionated1775 unboasting1802 underbearing1802 mousy1812 un-ultra1817 unarrogant1831 low-flying1835 unconceited1838 unpretentious1838 uninflated1861 unvain1863 unbumptious1865 1835 J. B. Williams Mem. Sir Matthew Hale vi. 65 It is construed an act constrained by necessity,..or of self-seeking and interest, or of a pitiful and low-flying policy. 1963 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Feb. 95/2 The low-flying beginning of this book is much better than its high-flying philosophic end. 2010 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Oct. 42/2 I read that line to Obama and asked how his high-flying rhetoric sounded in these days of low-flying governance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1600
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