nether

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

lower“gnawed his nether lip”
dwelling beneath the surface of the earth“nether regions”Synonyms: chthonian chthonic
located below or beneath something else“nether garments”“the under parts of a machine”Synonyms: under

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Nether \Neth"er\ (n[e^][th]"[~e]r), a. [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. ni[eth]era, fr. the adv. ni[eth]er downward; akin to neo[eth]an below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. [root]201. Cf. Beneath.] Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper. [1913 Webster]

'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with horror and deformity. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

All my nether shape thus grew transformed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]