释义 |
† underˈfeel, v. Obs. [under-1 8 a.] trans. To examine, pry into, quietly or secretly.
1600Holland Livy 639 The young man..practised secretly to underfeele and sound his mind. 1630J. Taylor (Water P.) Bawd Wks. ii. 92/1 The Priest..wil know her disposition,..and craftily vnderfeele her policies. 1654Gataker Disc. Apol. 81 Emissaries, who,..to underfeel and undermine men, repair to them with counterfeit errands. |