Meanings
plural underlips
- The lower lip.
He bit his under-lip as though he were somewhat unwilling, but arose.
1866, Charles Dickens, The Signal-Man2 more examples
In fact, there was such an obvious inclination to wateriness about his eye, and instability about his underlip, that Cripps found it necessary to put the conversation on a less emotional basis.
1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 164His eyes were closed, his mouth opened. His breathing, irregular for three, then four, then five breaths, returned to its normal, soundless rhythm. Stubbled overlip and wet underlip moved about some final, silent word: […]
2014, Samuel R. Delany, Tales of Nevèrÿon, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From under- + lip. Compare Saterland Frisian Unnerlippe (“underlip”), German Unterlippe (“underlip”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian долна устна
- долна устна (dolna ustna)Translations
Danish underlæbe
- underlæbeTranslations
German Unterlippe
- UnterlippeTranslations
Polish dolna warga
- dolna wargaTranslations
Swedish underläpp
- underläppTranslations
Cite this entry
underlip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlip
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