subterrestrial
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of subterrestrial
First recorded in 1605–15; sub- + terrestrial
Example Sentences
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It then documented how conversation and comics helped Vladek and Art surface the subterrestrial forces that molded both of their lives.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2016
Those two extremities of stile Mr Dryden illustrates by the familiar image of two inns, which I shall term the aerial and the subterrestrial.
From The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 by Saintsbury, George
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