lowlife

• low-life, low life

From low +‎ life.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈloʊlaɪf/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈləʊlaɪf/

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• Hyphenation: low‧life

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lowlife (comparative more lowlife, superlative most lowlife)

1. Lacking morality.
2. Seemingly mischievous and troublesome to society.

lowlife (plural lowlifes or lowlives)

1. (derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.

   They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office.

2. (derogatory) A person who is rebuked by their community for their behavior.
3. (derogatory) A person of low socio-economic status, especially due to their illicit background.

• See Thesaurus:criminal and Thesaurus:jerk