: the production or reproduction of audio characterized by an unpolished or rough sound quality
lo-fi
adjective
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The Natural is, to the core, a movie that reveres the utter Americana of historical baseball, with its lo-fi Dust Bowl aesthetics that heavily reference Arthurian legend.
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K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
His commercials have graced Southwest Ohio TVs over the last two decades and inspired Reddit posts, Halloween costumes and even a surprisingly enjoyable lo-fi musical remix on YouTube.
—Otto Rabe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
That naturalistic, lo-fi approach might play just fine were Maxine not saddled with a heavy, thudding cancer arc.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Springsteen originally tried to rework the lo-fi solo tracks into something more electric in sound, but the results were shelved.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
His commercials have graced Southwest Ohio TVs over the last two decades and inspired Reddit posts, Halloween costumes and even a surprisingly enjoyable lo-fi musical remix on YouTube.
—Otto Rabe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
That naturalistic, lo-fi approach might play just fine were Maxine not saddled with a heavy, thudding cancer arc.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Springsteen originally tried to rework the lo-fi solo tracks into something more electric in sound, but the results were shelved.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lo-fi
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“Lo-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lo-fi. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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