Restrained in style or quality.
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Examples for "low-key "
Examples for "low-key "
1 Police had wanted to keep the latest search as low - key as possible.
2 Photograph: HBO He is handsome, of course, though in a low - key way.
3 Beyond that, though, the future remains uncertain given the town's low - key infrastructure.
4 Stevens has a low - key way of dealing with the candidate, advisers say.
5 The only goal of a low - key contest came after just 10 minutes.
1 Eve de Montalais laughed the charming, low - keyed laugh of a happily diverted woman.
2 The lank 48-year-old, neatly garbed in a pin-stripe suit, is surprisingly low - keyed in our hour-long conversation.
3 Her voice was slightly monotonous, but low - keyed : as she spoke her hands clasped and unclasped each other.
4 It was a godless sound; one of those low - keyed , insidious outrages of Nature which are not meant to be.
5 And though Goldman has become a celebrity in his own right, he still exudes the low - keyed charm of a friendly neighbor talking over a fence.
Not brilliant or glaring.
Lacking in light; not bright or harsh.
Other meanings for "subdued" 1 However, the risk of escalation in Middle East tensions kept markets subdued .
2 Germany saw subdued demand at its first auction of the year yesterday.
3 Oil demand growth will be subdued compared to last year, analysts said.
4 The economy ministry said that despite this rise output would remain subdued .
5 Mr Borkin said outside of commodity price moves, inflation globally remains subdued .
6 The latest look at business confidence points to continued subdued inflation pressures.
7 Double-digit unemployment and widespread idle capacity, however, have kept underlying inflation subdued .
8 Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
9 However, trading was subdued , with U.S. markets closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
10 Analysts also said that trading may be subdued ahead of the weekend.
11 He looked oddly vital and alive in the subdued and quiet room.
12 At the same time, domestic consumption in Japan continues to remain subdued .
13 He heard a subdued click, and his hands and arms were free.
14 But mainly because of the librarians,' said Daniel in a subdued voice.
15 During the heat of the day, however, activity was much more subdued .
16 After a strangely subdued start, Sligo went ahead in the 23rd minute.
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