1
: situated down or below : lower
Snakes nested in the nether reaches of the cave.
2
: situated or believed to be situated beneath the earth's surface
captured her and carried her off to the nether world to be his wife—
S. V. McCasland
S. V. McCaslandExamples of nether in a Sentence
skied the nether slope of the mountain
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 27 Feb. 2025
A little over an hour later, the people behind the email flood had burrowed into the nether reaches of the company's network.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
The other is a gleaming, high-tech theatrical experience full of gorgeous, crystalline projections, set pieces in constant motion across the stage and locations that change instantly from a suburban home to a Chinese restaurant to the nether regions of the ever-spinning Internet.
—Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
The Southern Bridge that connects the nether end of tony Palm Beach Island to the mainland city of West Palm Beach was once a calm overpass where people strolled alongside Bentleys over the Intracoastal Waterway.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nether
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“Nether.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nether. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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neth·er
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