underheard

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ heard.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

underheard (comparative more underheard, superlative most underheard)

  1. Having an insufficiently large listening audience; neglected or overlooked as a speaker or musician.
    • 2007 June 17, Alison Owings, “Here to Take Your Order (and Biting Their Tongues)”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      One was that waitresses, among the underheard icons of America, would have many important things to say about their work.
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