: of low or inferior quality or social status
a low-class neighborhood
His usual haunt seemed to be a low-class eating-house on the outskirts of the town.Joseph Conrad

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of low-class was in 1836

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Cite this Entry

“Low-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-class. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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