nether
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8.2
- adjective
- /ˈnɛðər/
- Archaic
:
inferior
- The explorers ventured into the nether regions of the cave, uncovering hidden treasures.
- nether itch
So losing itself again in the nether darkness and lingering above only with a silent maternal yearning.
- So losing itself again in the nether darkness and lingering above only with a silent maternal yearning.
- Yeah, I had a polyp, POLYP and one of my nether parts.
- Fun from untidy nether regions with Manscaped,
- So they've obviously gone to washes, nether regions and he's got overexcited and drop dead.
Examples
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Dovecote Lane went southward to the lower or nether fields.
Academic text (1990) -
What business do you have in the nether region?
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I just got back from the nether regions.
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I'm feeling a bit of a draft in my nether regions.
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Exploring nether regions in the Netherlands is not a bad way to spend your summer before college.
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A nondescript steel door propped open with a brick led into their building's nether regions.
Fiction book (2000) -
I live below in nether worlds, in obverse space beneath your docks.
Fiction book (1992) -
Alvy hops down from the bench and scurries into the nether reaches of the warehouse.
Fiction book (1990) -
The house's nether floor was damp and musty, indicating years of neglect.
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He spoke of the nether depths of the ocean, where light cannot reach.
Synonyms
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1.0
Found under another thing, near the bottom
At the lowest part of something
Antonyms
Compounds
How Low
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nether comes from an old German word that meant 'down' or 'low', the same idea in Netherlands, which means 'low lands'. So nether describes something that is below or lower in position.