low-keyed

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low-keyed

  1. Relaxed, unstressful, not pressured.
    His low-keyed sales technique worked more often than high-pressure tactics, and won him many repeat customers.
    • 1980 April 12, Nancy Walker, “Parents and Friends of Gays”, in Gay Community News, page 12:
      The conversation was totally civilized and low keyed. There was no throwing up of hands in horror. There was no throwing up.