low-cal

American  

[loh-kal, -kal] / ˈloʊˈkæl, -ˌkæl /

Also lo-cal

adjective

Informal.

1. containing fewer calories than usual or standard.

   a low-cal diet.

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Etymology

Origin of low-cal

low cal(orie)

Example Sentences

Her one-woman cult of low-cal servitude chugs along miserably until she meets voluptuous Miriam, the beloved daughter of a close Modern Orthodox family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2021

If this approach sounds like a type of low-cal reform, it is.

From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2020

Another low-cal brand, Enlightened fared slightly better than its biggest competitor.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2019

By the snack wall: All the low-cal yet high-energy snacks will fuel you for the next eight hours of crying.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2018

This, about a food our Italian ancestors imagined would be a low-cal appetizer.

From Time • Aug. 3, 2015