EGAVE

underly

About 0.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Poor; inferior.
  2. adverb At a lower level.
  3. adverb In an inferior or inadequate manner; insufficiently (chiefly in opposition to overly).
  4. verb Nonstandard spelling of underlie.

Similar words

subjacent inherent fundamental basic rudimentary implicit inexplicit implicit in overlying underpinning

Often followed by

the this all these ing a them it our their

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