low-slung

adjective

ˈlō-ˌsləŋ 

: relatively low to the ground or floor

a low-slung convertible

a low-slung modern building

a low-slung sofa

Synonyms

• little
• low
• low-lying
• sawed-off
• short

Examples of low-slung in a Sentence

only low-slung hotels have been built around the lake, so development isn't as intrusive as at other resorts

Recent Examples on the Web

Or Frank Lloyd Wright, with his long, often low-slung homes of concrete and red tidewater cypress, designed to harmonize with their surroundings (Fallingwater, one of his most famous works, is perched over a creek in a quiet glade outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). —Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025

The Rhode Beauty entrepreneur kept her base look simple in a white tank top and low-slung, wide-legged indigo jeans that cascaded over a pair of black pointy-toe pumps. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025

The brand’s premiere offerings, planned for introduction in 2026, will be a pair of low-slung two-seat rear-wheel-drive EVs, the Longbow Speedster and Roadster. —Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

But still, every type of pants has its place in the fashion ecosystem, from trendy low-slung trousers to the skinny jeans of yore. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for low-slung

• among
• hirschsprung
• unsung
• bling
• bung
• clung
• dung
• flung
• fung
• hung
• lung
• rung