underwise adverb 2adjective 1noun 1forms 2 adverb2 •On or to the bottom or underside of; beneath; underneath.[…] next stuff the skin of the leg of mutton, sew it underwise, wrap the whole in a cloth, and braize it […] — 1822 •Below; hereafter.Then as how to continue the quotations self-praise, and description of matters as hardly never occured^([sic]) or transpirated, follows underwise: […] — 1866 adjective1 •Lacking adequate or sufficient wisdom; insufficiently wise.Let us, therefore, be neither overwise nor underwise, neither hasty nor tardy, but liberal, tolerant, and full of hope. — 1847 noun1 •Underside.The same firm, in a suction dredger built specially for the Rangoon port improvements, fit very powerful water jets on the underwise of the suction nozzle to disturb the hard, sandy bottom. — 1909 formsmore underwise · most underwise
