ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: low (IV) + down, adverb
1. : quite or very low
there would come a shy, low-down little knock on the door — Flora Thompson
2. : contemptible , mean , base
couldn't have looked like that if he had been bad and low-down — Anne G. Winslow
a low-down sneak
it's right low-down, now, right wrong — Elizabeth M. Roberts