(~s)
1.
If you say that a book or discussion is ~, you mean that it is intellectual, academic, and is often difficult to understand.
He presents his own ~ literary programme.
? lowbrow
ADJ
2.
If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they are interested in serious subjects of a very intellectual nature, especially when these are difficult to understand.
Highbrow critics sniff that the programme was ‘too sophisticated’ to appeal to most viewers.
? lowbrow
ADJ: usu ADJ n