Used attributively to describe something characteristic of disreputable or criminal people
Translations
They moved to a lowlife neighborhood on the edge of town.
Они переехали в неблагополучный район на окраине города.
злачныйо местах и заведениях с дурной репутацией Definitions
Disreputable, immoral, or characteristic of criminal elements. They lived in a lowlife apartment block infested with crime.