Underfeel

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An underlying feeling.

    "Against the text in Sango, the beat becomes more urgent and polyrhythmic, shifting from what began as a reggae-like underfeel to a fast rumba."

Verb
  1. 1
    To secretly gain knowledge from. obsolete, transitive

    "Under a show of messengers and invitants to Absalom's feast, but indeed to underfeel the chief of each tribe, and to acquaint them with the intent of the meeting at Hebron."

  2. 2
    To feel inadequately or to a lesser degree than expected. intransitive, transitive

    "As a child I had to fill in a lot of the missing information so I would “overthink,” “underfeel,” and stay confused and out of touch."

Example

More examples

"Under a show of messengers and invitants to Absalom's feast, but indeed to underfeel the chief of each tribe, and to acquaint them with the intent of the meeting at Hebron."

Etymology

From under- + feel.

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