below

below
adv
1. under, beneath, underneath, Dial. neath; down, downward or downwards, netherward; low, on the ground; underlying, subjacent, on the bottom; underground, belowground, belowdecks, submerged, downstairs, Chiefly Brit. below stairs.
2. on earth, under the sun, in this world, here below, here; earthbound, earthly, worldly, terrestrial.
3. beneath, under, further down, underneath, lower than, lower down, Dial. neath.
prep
4. lesser than, smaller than, cheaper than, lower than, inferior to; subordinate to, secondary to, subject to, subservient to.
5. unworthy of, undignified for, unbefitting, unbecoming, not behooving, unbeseeming; unsuitable, inapt, unfit, malapropos, unsuited, inappropriate, unmeet; degrading to, shameful to, discreditable to, unseemly to, indecorous to; distasteful to, unacceptable to, objectionable to, unattractive to.

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