subterrestrial

[ suhb-tuh-res-tree-uhl ]

adjective

1. underground; subterranean.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subterrestrial¹

First recorded in 1605–15; sub- + terrestrial

Example Sentences

It then documented how conversation and comics helped Vladek and Art surface the subterrestrial forces that molded both of their lives.

From Slate

Those two extremities of stile Mr Dryden illustrates by the familiar image of two inns, which I shall term the aerial and the subterrestrial.

From Project Gutenberg

Thy visual power subdues no mysteries; Mole-eyed thou mayest but burrow in the earth, Blind as the subterrestrial, who with wan Lead-colored shine lighted thee into life.

From Project Gutenberg

Thy visual power subdues no mysteries; Mole-eyed thou mayest but burrow in the earth, Blind as the subterrestrial, who with wan Lead-colored shine lighted thee into life.

From Project Gutenberg