underlive verb5 •To live under; live beneath (something); to fail to live up to (something).Not to indulge too much in the luxury of the table, nor yet to underlive the constitution. — 1786 •To live on fewer resources than (someone).Many of that class who live in the country, and have farms, by their industry and frugal way of living, grow rich, for they can underlive the Britons, &c. — 1839 •To live on insufficient resources.It is stated that twenty-five full-time ministers received an average salary of $665.00, clearly an underliving wage. — 1922 •To live in an overcautious or unfulfilling manner. •To fail to reach (a certain age).The duration of a person’s life is a mystery, and thousands of cancer patients have outlived or underlived their estimated life expectancy. — 1996 formsunderlived · underliving · underlives