nether

neth·er

N0067900 (nĕth′ər)adj. Located beneath or below; lower or under: the nether regions of the earth.

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[Middle English, from Old English neothera, from neother, down.]

nether

(ˈnɛðə) adjplaced or situated below, beneath, or underground: nether regions; a nether lip. [Old English niothera, nithera, literally: further down, from nither down. Related to Old Irish nitaram, German nieder]

neth•er

(ˈnɛð ər)

adj. 1. lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions. 2. lower or under: his nether lip. [before 900; Middle English nethere, Old English neothera, nithera, derivative of nither down (c. German nieder), literally, further down] neth′er•ward, adj.

Thesaurus

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, chthonicinfernal - being of the underworld; "infernal regions"
	3.	nether - located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"underlow - 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 He was escorted back to the nether regions of Main Street.

Translations

inferiore