SUBTERRANEOUS

subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior

(adjective) lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); “subterranean motives for murder”; “looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge”- Bertrand Russell

subterranean, subterraneous

(adjective) being or operating under the surface of the earth; “subterranean passages”; “a subsurface flow of water”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

subterraneous (not comparable)

Subterranean.

Usage notes

Before 1830, this word was more common in print use than subterranean. However, in contemporary English the word is used less than 1% as often as subterranean.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub`ter*ra"ne*an, Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. subterraneus; sub under + terra earth. See Terrace.]

Definition: Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage.

– Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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