underknown

English

Etymology

under- +‎ known

Adjective

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).