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nether

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neth·er  (nr)
adj.
Located beneath or below; lower or under: the nether regions of the earth.
[Middle English, from Old English neothera, from neother, down.]
nether
Adjective
Old-fashioned lower or under: nether regions [Old English nithera, literally: further down]
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Adj.1.nether - lower; "gnawed his nether lip"
bottom - situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer"
2.nether - dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions"
chthonian, chthonic
infernal - being of the underworld; "infernal regions"
3.nethernether - located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"
under
low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
nether
adjective lower, bottom, beneath, underground, inferior, basal


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A youngish man with flaxen hair, a bristly straw-coloured moustache, and a dropping nether lip, was sitting and holding my wrist.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
No sound Of bird now flutters from the hushed hillside; All, all is still, save for the wind that wails And whistles through the long night where the ghosts Hither and thither in the gloom go by, And spirits from the nether world arise Under the ominous clouds.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
The old gentleman lifted his shaggy eyebrows, protruded his thick nether lip, and tapped the arms of his chair with his cushioned fingertips.
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