Undersay
//ʌndə(ɹ)ˈseɪ// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To say by way of derogation or contradiction. obsolete
"They say, they con to heaven the highway; But by my soul I dare undersay, They never set foot on that same troad, But balke their right way, and strayen abroad."
- 2 To understate.
"My words undersay it, of course; I mean something rarer than critical, something better than ethical, and perhaps I had better retreat upon such a word as spiritual."
Example
More examples"They say, they con to heaven the highway; But by my soul I dare undersay, They never set foot on that same troad, But balke their right way, and strayen abroad."
Etymology
From under- + say.
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