Meanings
adjectiveunderknown (comparative more underknown, superlative most underknown)
comparative more underknown · superlative most underknown
- Not known widely enough; of inadequate fame.
Established in 2001, it offered in its first few years fairly traditional solo and group shows, often of artists either locally underknown (Charles Gaines) or unaffiliated (Rodney McMillian).
2007 January 16, Holland Cotter, “A Promise That Never Bloomed, a Post-Minimalist You’ve Never Heard Of”, in New York Times
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“underknown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underknown. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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