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(-līf′)

noun

pl. lowlifes a vulgar, coarse, or undignified person
also lowlifer
lowlifes collectively or their milieu

adjective

of or characteristic of a lowlife; low-class

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noun pl. low·lifes also low·lives (-līvzˌ)

A person of low social status or moral character: “explores a world of London lowlifes in sinister prosperity” (Times Literary Supplement).

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lowˈ-lifeˌ adjective

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