Etymology

underlook

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Today it means: A concealed or oblique glance. Full definition →

Middle English underloken
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromunderloken“look up at? be suspicious of?”
  2. English todayunderlook

From Middle English underloken (“look up at? be suspicious of?”), equivalent to under- + look.

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