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underlip

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌlɪp/ / /ˈʌndɚˌlɪp/

noun

Etymology: From under- + lip. Compare Saterland Frisian Unnerlippe (“underlip”), German Unterlippe (“underlip”).

  1. The lower lip.

    He bit his under-lip as though he were somewhat unwilling, but arose.

    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.