Underlook

//ˈʌndɚlʊk// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A concealed or oblique glance. rare

    "[…] exultingly cried Lord Carhampton, stealing an underlook at Maurice O'Driscoll, whom ^([sic]) he knew was wont to boast of his Milesian lineage; […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    To look up at from below; to inspect from underneath. rare, transitive

    "They would be Shepherds and feed his Sheep, and anoint them for the Scab, and underlook them."

  2. 2
    To fail to notice or give due importance to, especially because one is notionally looking too low (found in complement with overlook, as if it meant "to fail to notice because one is looking too high"). rare, transitive

    "Existing review research has focused on specific terms, underlooking important developments in the area."

Example

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"[…] exultingly cried Lord Carhampton, stealing an underlook at Maurice O'Driscoll, whom ^([sic]) he knew was wont to boast of his Milesian lineage; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English underloken (“look up at? be suspicious of?”), equivalent to under- + look.

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