English Explanatory Dictionary

underlive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To live under; live beneath (something); to fail to live up to (something).
  2. To fail to reach (a certain age).
  3. To live on fewer resources than (someone).
  4. To live on insufficient resources.
  5. To live in an overcautious or unfulfilling manner.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underlive.wav

Word forms

underlive underlives underliving underlived

Etymology

From under- + live.

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