Underlain

//ʌndəɹˈleɪn// verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of underlie form-of, participle, past

    "Phylles was still smirking at him, but there was a degree of uncertainty behind her expression, that had perhaps underlain her earlier hostility as well."

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"Phylles was still smirking at him, but there was a degree of uncertainty behind her expression, that had perhaps underlain her earlier hostility as well."

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