low-pressure

low-pressure
/loh"presh"euhr/, adj.
1. having or involving a low or below-normal pressure, as steam or water.
2. without vigor or persistence; not forceful or aggressive: a low-pressure campaign.
3. quietly persuasive; subtle; indirect: a low-pressure salesman.
[1820-30]

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