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
  • Even dismissing the most extreme negative outcomes, consumers still stand to lose thousands if policymakers don’t act to reduce spending.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The sixth is to analyze failure types and to embrace any negative results.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of negative
Adjective
  • However, a time has come where the weight of those dreams and ambitions has become surprisingly oppressive.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026
  • About the jail conditions The Sunday afternoon heat surrounding volunteers contrasts with what detainees describe as an oppressive cold inside.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of oppressive
Adjective
  • Georgia lurks as well — Kirby Smart seems to coach up a menacing defense every year.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Gregory drew her as mean, menacing, and thoroughly indifferent to male-centric standards of beauty and decorum.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of menacing
Adjective
  • He was taken to the hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening, CPW spokesperson Kara Van Hoose said.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Gestational hypertension can progress to preeclampsia, which, in severe cases, can lead to eclampsia, which involves seizures and can be life-threatening.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of threatening
Adjective
  • Pittsburgh Penguins fans never stop traveling for road games, even when times are grim.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Lee wanted to get back on stage from the moment the band said goodbye in August of 2015, but confirming the tour meant many months of grim-faced work.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of grim
Adjective
  • The environments, especially when compared to those in Splatoon 3, come across as somewhat drab and are lacking in signature Splatoon flare.
    — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The most pivotal scenes take place in parking lots, backyards, drab police-station hallways — spaces characterized by their mundanity.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of drab
Adjective
  • That started with Tanya Reynolds as coach Alice Chilton, a dour character who’s not a fan of Ted’s arrival — and quickly threatens to quit.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Day three of Chiefs training camp opened under dour skies and temperate conditions that belied the typical July weather associated with preseason practices in northern Missouri.
    — Pete Grathoff July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of dour
Adjective
  • Nothing can ruin your day quite like the dull ache of underwire hoisting up your bust.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Underripe corn is rather dull and hard, similar to ears of corn that have been on the plant for too long.
    — Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of dull
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“Lowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowery. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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