What part of speech is lowest?

Lowest can be categorized as an adjective and an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. lowest is an adjective, superlative of low.
  • 2. lowest is an adverb.

Inflections

Adjective

What does lowest mean?

Definitions

Adjective

low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
low - less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
low - very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"
low - unrefined in character; "low comedy"
low - filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
low - low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
low - no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"
low - subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
low - of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

Adverb

lowest - in the lowest position; nearest the ground; "the branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest"

Examples of lowest

#   Sentence  
1. adv. The branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest.
2. adv. The branches hung low.
3. adv. After searching high and low for a salesman, I was treated like dirt, and we left.
4. adv. Somehow, since she supposedly doesn't know any names of designers/dresses, after I told her the designer and dress name of the one I was comparing, she knew "exactly which dress" I was referring to and disagreed with my observation; she said that the bodice did come as low as the one I had on.
5. adv. Buy low and sell high.
6. adj. Although small, they are all "fully functioning" and very well - they are in the lowest level of special care (and they will probably be in there for another two to four weeks) until they can feed properly and maintain their weights.
7. adj. That's 3x worse than Qwest DSL's lowest speed offering!
8. adj. He haunts the lowest resorts.
9. adj. It will cost thirty thousand yen at the lowest estimate.
10. adj. He is the lowest of the low to tell such a lie.
11. adj. Please note that we have quoted the lowest possible price.
12. adj. The expense is 10000 yen at lowest.
13. adj. The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
14. adj. We guarantee the lowest price in language academies in the province of Québec.
15. adj. The supreme treasure is knowledge, the middle treasure is children, and the lowest treasure is material wealth.
16. adj. Yea, would to God, I were among the roses, That lean to kiss you as you float between While on the lowest branch a bud uncloses A bud uncloses, to touch you, my queen.
17. adj. The surface of the Dead Sea is about 400 meters below sea level, earth's lowest elevation on land.
18. adj. The Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth.
19. adj. The musical instruments and parts are all professional grade! And the prices are the lowest anywhere!
20. adj. The most solid stone in the structure is the lowest one in the foundation.
21. noun The stock market fell to a new low.
22. noun A low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow.
Sentence  
adv.
The branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest.
The branches hung low.
After searching high and low for a salesman, I was treated like dirt, and we left.
Somehow, since she supposedly doesn't know any names of designers/dresses, after I told her the designer and dress name of the one I was comparing, she knew "exactly which dress" I was referring to and disagreed with my observation; she said that the bodice did come as low as the one I had on.
Buy low and sell high.
adj.
Although small, they are all "fully functioning" and very well - they are in the lowest level of special care (and they will probably be in there for another two to four weeks) until they can feed properly and maintain their weights.
That's 3x worse than Qwest DSL's lowest speed offering!
He haunts the lowest resorts.
It will cost thirty thousand yen at the lowest estimate.
He is the lowest of the low to tell such a lie.
Please note that we have quoted the lowest possible price.
The expense is 10000 yen at lowest.
The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
We guarantee the lowest price in language academies in the province of Québec.
The supreme treasure is knowledge, the middle treasure is children, and the lowest treasure is material wealth.
Yea, would to God, I were among the roses, That lean to kiss you as you float between While on the lowest branch a bud uncloses A bud uncloses, to touch you, my queen.
The surface of the Dead Sea is about 400 meters below sea level, earth's lowest elevation on land.
The Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth.
The musical instruments and parts are all professional grade! And the prices are the lowest anywhere!
The most solid stone in the structure is the lowest one in the foundation.
noun
The stock market fell to a new low.
A low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow.

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