"underhint" meaning in English

See underhint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: underhints [plural]
Etymology: From under- + hint. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|hint}} under- + hint Head templates: {{en-noun}} underhint (plural underhints)
  1. A faint hint (of something). Synonyms: inkling, suggestion

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[…] an underhint of classical affinity very tenuous and filmy."
        },
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          "text": "2018, Amber Royer, Free Chocolate\nThe injection sites have turned deep red, with an underhint of infected green […] and the rest of the leg is swollen like a sausage about to burst out of its casing."
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        }
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