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Definition of lowbrow adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lowbrow

adjective

/ˈləʊbraʊ/

/ˈləʊbraʊ/

(usually disapproving)

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having no connection with or interest in serious artistic or cultural ideas
- lowbrow newspapers
- He has very lowbrow tastes.
opposite highbrow compare middlebrowTopics Literature and writingc2, Artc2

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