Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
low-lying is an adjective meaning "having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level". It carries 2 recorded senses.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for low-lying come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.