underlook
Meanings
noun
- A concealed or oblique glance.
verb
- To look up at from below; to inspect from underneath.
- 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").
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English underloken (“look up at? be suspicious of?”), equivalent to under- + look.
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