underheard

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ heard.

Adjective

underheard (comparative more underheard, superlative most underheard)

1. Having an insufficiently large listening audience; neglected or overlooked as a speaker or musician.
   • 2007 June 17, Alison Owings, “Here to Take Your Order (and Biting Their Tongues)”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     One was that waitresses, among the underheard icons of America, would have many important things to say about their work.