lowbrow
adjective
low·brow
ˈlō-ˌbrau̇ 
: of, relating to, or suitable for a person with little taste or intellectual interest
a lowbrow horror movie
lowbrow
noun
Examples of lowbrow in a Sentence
The movie's humor is clearly meant for a lowbrow audience.
at office gatherings his lowbrow humor often embarrassed his coworkers
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Evans said he wasn’t thwarted by the brand’s adoption among Robinson and other political figures because of their lowbrow tastes.
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Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The lowbrow Netflix offering was conceived as a sitcom, then reengineered as a feature, which explains the rapid-fire humor, if not the heart.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
The rapper Killer Mike makes the most of his limited screen time as the no-nonsense publisher of a local tabloid that prints Lee’s more lowbrow, retaliatory material, including the mug shots and criminal histories of some goons who assaulted him.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The lowbrow Netflix offering was conceived as a sitcom, then reengineered as a feature, which explains the rapid-fire humor, if not the heart.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Recorded in a frenzy after his release from jail, Cold Devil presented his South Central as being full of lowbrow luxury, sub-Heat shootouts, lean binges, illicit trips to Neiman Marcus, and enemies who lurk behind every corner—but don’t dress as well as him.
—Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
The rapper Killer Mike makes the most of his limited screen time as the no-nonsense publisher of a local tabloid that prints Lee’s more lowbrow, retaliatory material, including the mug shots and criminal histories of some goons who assaulted him.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lowbrow
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“Lowbrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowbrow. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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lowbrow
adjective
low·brow
-ˌbrau̇
: of, relating to, or suitable for a person without intellectual interests or culture
lowbrow
noun
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