A little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to low-key the arms buildup. From Dictionary.com.
KING: I mean, he has -- he's low-keyed BERRY: Yes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2007] Reference
Stenhouse cultivated a low-keyed, friendly approach. From Wordnik.com. [Murder Without Icing]
Henry (low-keyed, unthreatening): Why did you choose them?. From Wordnik.com. [Incubus]
The guy was rude, kinda like a low-keyed version of my father. From Wordnik.com. [writerchic88 Diary Entry] Reference
Must've been the logical argument expressed by the low-keyed lingo. From Wordnik.com. [Bad for bidness?] Reference
WAITING GAME: The Pacers low-keyed their second straight playoff sweep. From Wordnik.com. [USA TODAY Latest news] Reference
The child has little ability to dampen down or achieve a low-keyed state. From Wordnik.com. [Clinical Work with Adolescents] Reference
Janis was relatively low-keyed, he thought, and not too obviously tormented. From Wordnik.com. [Buried Alive, The Biography of Janis Joplin]
He's actually a hard-core Obama supporter, but likely purposely low-keyed it. From Wordnik.com. [New Movie: McCain's Million-Dollar Parking Lot] Reference
The teacher, a low-keyed young man in a faded tee shirt, walked casually among us. From Wordnik.com. [Sharing Tama Kieves' Musings on The Opportunity of Pain] Reference
That he said it unapologetically is merely his low-keyed way of declaring open war. From Wordnik.com. [David Latt: Cheney Taunts Bush, Pardon Me or Else] Reference
With a few low-keyed suggestions, at proper intervals, I let them develop my system themselves. From Wordnik.com. [How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job] Reference
"You were one punch away from being champion," - she tells him with melancholy low-keyed impact. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Ryan as Battered Boxer of Principle in "The Set-up"] Reference
Her voice was slightly monotonous, but low-keyed: as she spoke her hands clasped and unclasped each other. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.] Reference
It's also interesting to note, Anderson, that it's somewhat of a low-keyed reaction, a statement from the White House. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2003] Reference
Constitutional Assembly (CA) was conducted on Monday in a relatively low-keyed atmosphere, with a new air of informality. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I always demystified what I did, and always low-keyed my presentation to my clients (I was a Reggie fellow at legal services). From Wordnik.com. [If that's too pink, let's think...] Reference
Redshift: One of the more low-keyed FDLers; very much worth getting to know, quietly funny he liberates that more in his comments. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Take A Bow] Reference
The twenty first alphabetically correct Midnight Louie caper is a terrific entry in spite of the whodunit being somewhat low-keyed. From Wordnik.com. [Cat in a Topaz Tango-Carole Nelson Douglas « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews] Reference
Everybody's very nice and concerned and low-keyed. From Wordnik.com. [Super Babymama] Reference
Usually low-keyed, Whisenhunt let his team have it. From Wordnik.com. [- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community] Reference
Jimenez, as is his way, low-keyed the Cy Young talk. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
In an interview last week, Paladino, a fit, low-keyed. From Wordnik.com. [- WCBS WiFi] Reference
Those who know Issavi describe him as low-keyed, meek and humble. From Wordnik.com. [The Christian Post RSS Feed] Reference
His sense of humor and low-keyed delivery have added to the atmosphere. From Wordnik.com. [The Olympian Online -- YahooNews] Reference
So far, the controversy has been kept low-keyed in the mainstream media. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This was the final debate of what has been a low-keyed election campaign. From Wordnik.com. [New Haven Independent] Reference
Middlemarch, "a delicate chapter, low-keyed emotions but minutely traced". From Wordnik.com. [Culture | guardian.co.uk] Reference
All in all, the message of this low-keyed film that doesn't lecture is very clear. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Patient and low-keyed, Baroody had a knack for bringing together people with ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Have you ever seen such low-keyed reporting about such a potentially monumental disaster?. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
With a full weekend ahead of you, take it easy and stick with some of the more low-keyed spots. From Wordnik.com. [BGay.com News] Reference
It's large enough to feel like a small hotel but also homey enough to feel personal and low-keyed. From Wordnik.com. [BGay.com News] Reference
She speculated it may have been because the campaigns themselves were very low-keyed without much opposition. From Wordnik.com. [The Taunton Gazette Home RSS] Reference
News of the latest incident was kept low-keyed during the day, but interest grew later on when persons heard about the bizarre incident. From Wordnik.com. [JamaicaObserver.com | Lead Stories] Reference
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