underknown

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English

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Etymology

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From under- +‎ known.

Adjective

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underknown (comparative more underknown, superlative most underknown)

  1. Not known widely enough; of inadequate fame.
    • 2007 January 16, Holland Cotter, “A Promise That Never Bloomed, a Post-Minimalist You’ve Never Heard Of”, in New York Times[1]:
      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).