"lower-class" meaning in English

See lower-class in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more lower-class [comparative], most lower-class [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} lower-class (comparative more lower-class, superlative most lower-class)
  1. Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.
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  2. Unrefined.
    Sense id: en-lower-class-en-adj-sPr3xEy9
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