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low-backed

low-backed

4.9
A piece of furniture with a short back, like a chair or sofa
  • adjective
  • /loʊ bækd/
translation icon : de respaldo bajo
  • The sheriff pointed at a low-backed leather chair and told Lloyd to have a seat.

Examples

  • But a couple of weeks later, I was sitting on my low-backed sofa.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • So mine is like a hot neon yellow with a really low back and an awesome like train that then goes into this black fishnet.

  • And again it's got the low back and again it's got the horrible horrible gems on it.

  • I prefer to relax on my low-backed chair while reading a book.

  • The restaurant has low-backed seats that make it comfortable for long meals.

  • She chose a low-backed sofa for her living room to create a spacious feel.

Antonyms

high-backed
3 4.0

A chair or sofa with a back that rises well above the seat

How High

high-backed
3 4.0
low-backed
4.9

Surface Forms

low-backed positive

Morphology

low-backed = low + back (transparent) = low + back + ed

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'low' + 'back' with adjectival '-ed', so a learner knowing 'low' and 'back' can derive 'having a low back'.

Etymology

Low-backed is made from the simple words low ('not high') and back ('the part that supports you'), with -ed to make it describe something. So a low-backed chair literally has a low back, which is why it does not block a view and makes a room feel more open.