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un•der•neath

Pronunciation: (un"dur-nēth', -nē&thslash;'), [key]
—prep.
1. below the surface or level of; directly or vertically beneath; at or on the bottom of.
2. under the control of; in a lower position in a hierarchy of authority: Underneath the department heads are the junior executives.
3. hidden, disguised, or misrepresented, as by a false appearance or pretense: Underneath his bluster is a timid nature.

—adv.
below; at a lower level or position; on the underside.

—adj.
lower; situated below or under.

—n.
the bottom; underside; lowest part.

undermost

undernourished

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