lowery

adjective

variants also loury
Definition of lowerynext
as in lowering

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  1. negative
  2. oppressive
  3. menacing
  4. threatening
  5. grim
  6. drab
  7. dour
  8. dull
Adjective
  • Paris Saint-Germain refused to allow Pochettino to depart, Antonio Conte decided Tottenham were not the right fit, talks with Paulo Fonseca fell down and links with Gennaro Gattuso prompted a negative response among fans.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But there’s no doubt that the departure of the NBA is another black eye for a firm that doesn’t need any more negative headlines.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of negative
Adjective
  • Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Based on the classic Stephen King novel written under pen name Richard Bachman, The Running Man is set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of oppressive
Adjective
  • Egerton and Bateman are both fantastic in this, and who knew Michael Bluth could be this level of menacing?
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In the memo obtained by WIRED, DHS displays less confidence in its ability to detect menacing drones.
    Dell Cameron, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of menacing
Adjective
  • In April 2013, Curtis was arrested for allegedly sending threatening letters laced with ricin, a poisonous toxin, to Judge Sadie Holland, Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker and President Obama.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Preventing such shootings doesn’t require an understanding of what led up to them as would be the case in the murder of a battered woman by her husband, a suicide by a middle-aged man or a police shooting of someone showing threatening behavior.
    John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of threatening
Adjective
  • The larger picture is especially grim: Settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has leaped, as reported by the Israeli media and human-rights groups.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Viewers watched as Berghoff spilled chilling anecdotes of her experiences, painting a grim picture of the dangers lurking in the digital dating pool.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of grim
Adjective
  • On the snowy sidewalk of a drab residential street in Moscow, blood, soot and the mangled remnants of an electric scooter marked the spot where a top Russian general was assassinated — and signaled a potentially dangerous new phase of the war in Ukraine.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • After centuries of weathering and exposure, the colors seen in historical homes today can appear muted and buttoned-up, even drab.
    Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of drab
Adjective
  • This is also the main theme of the new Paramount+ drama The Agency, which has an all-star cast, but also confusing plotting and an almost oppressively dour tone.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Watch on Disney+ Thor: Ragnarok The first two Thor films were among the worst in the whole series—Chris Hemsworth’s thunder god was dour and charmless.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of dour
Adjective
  • From designing cutting-edge medical devices to building electric vehicles in the factory of the future—using robots, AI, VR, automation and more—manufacturing is anything but dull.
    Ethan Karp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Flying can take a toll, leaving skin feeling parched, dull, and irritated.
    Sara Button, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of dull
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