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underwise

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. On or to the bottom or underside of; beneath; underneath.
    not-comparable
  2. Below; hereafter.
    not-comparable

Examples

“[…] next stuff the skin of the leg of mutton, sew it underwise, wrap⟳ the whole in a cloth, and braize it […]”
“In forming double⟳ volute springs, plates of sheet steel are employed. These are heated and are then introduced underwise, one at a time, beneath the mandrel B upon the support⟳ I, until the central part of the plate is beneath the mandrel.”
“Then as how to continue⟳ the quotations self-praise, and description of matters as hardly never occured^([sic]) or transpirated, follows underwise: […]”
“Unless underwise provided by this law, decisions shall be given by a majority of votes of the members present⟳, other than the President.”
“All other grants, gifts and devises, that have⟳ been, or may hereafter be, made to this state and not underwise appropriated by the terms of the grant, gift, or devise the interest⟳ arising from all the funds mentioned […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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