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 subterranean subterranean /səbtɝˈeɪniːən/

adjective

  1. Lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)  ( subterranean , subterraneous , ulterior )
    lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
     Subterranean motives for murder
    subterranean motives for murder
     Looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge
    looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge
  2. Being or operating under the surface of the earth  ( subterranean , subterraneous )
    being or operating under the surface of the earth
     Subterranean passages
    subterranean passages
     A subsurface flow of water
    a subsurface flow of water