Meaning of netherthought | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An internal or subconscious thought; a hidden, underlying, secretive, or furtive thought.
2. A low, base, or vile thought.

Examples

“She had looked at him with sad intensity in the eyes, as if trying to fathom any nether thought that he might have⟳.”

“[…]he had superficially forgotten that the readers' opinions of his story were in, while his nether thought writhed in anguish around the question⟳ of what their opinions were.”

“All this, however, was the nether thought. What he saw⟳, and what he thought he was thinking about, was the pretty picture Kate made as she sat on the railing of the porch, with her face⟳ turned a little toward the flaming western sky.”

“He has souped himself up with a couple of mighty croutons, this low-slung prince of the netherthought, and will bring⟳ furious ancient knowledge ringing around our inner ears.”

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