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Antonyms for underbelly


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-der-bel-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌn dərˌbɛl i



Definition of underbelly

Origin :
  • c.1600, from under + belly (n.). In figurative sense of "most vulnerable part" it is recorded from Churchill's 1942 speech. Sometimes used erroneously in sense of "seamy or sordid part" of anything.
  • As in : noun weak point
  • As in bottom : noun foundation
  • As in undersurface : noun bottom
Example sentences :
  • Goode was peering at the ivory inlay on the underbelly of the stock.
  • Extract from : « Murder in the Gunroom » by Henry Beam Piper
  • The scout ship responded like a nervous horse and fluttered away as the rocket burned and arced beneath the underbelly.
  • Extract from : « The Sex Life of the Gods » by Michael Knerr

Synonyms for underbelly

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