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neather

neather is the obsolete form of nether.

Meaning of nether

Adjective

nether (comparative (rare) nethermore, superlative nethermost)

  1. Lower; under.
    • The disappointed child’s nether lip quivered.
    Synonyms:
    bottom, lower
  2. Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.
    • the nether regions

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Questions about neather

What is neather the obsolete form of?
Neather is the obsolete form of nether.

Words near neather in the dictionary

  1. Neath Abbey
  2. Neath Port Talbot
  3. neathanded
  4. neathandedly
  5. neathandedness
  6. neather
  7. neatherd
  8. neatherdess
  9. neatherdesses
  10. neatherds
  11. Neathery

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