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▪ I. † ˈunderly, a. rare. Obs.
[f. under a. or adv.]
1. Subordinate; inferior, low.
1648Symmons Vind. Chas. I, 3 Themselves were then but poor fellows of an underly condition. 1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. Ep. Ded., Such an underly Shrub in Knowledge, and unthrifty Sucker in Philosophy as I am.
2. In a low state of health.
1715Story Life, etc. (1747) 502 Her Brother..was still very weak and underly.
▪ II. † ˈunderly, adv. Obs.
[f. under adv. + -ly2.]
At a lower level.
1671Grew Anat. Plants vii. §17 The Seed-Branch..is presently divided into two main Branches, and those two into other less; whereof some underly, others aloft, run along the Coat. |