underhanded

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Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below
Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating

An underhanded compliment is actually criticism.

clandestinely carried on
{a} sly, insidious, mean
marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
{s} underhand; clandestine, secret, sly, crafty; not having enough people, short-handed
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
Underhand; clandestine
Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated
underhand
{a} sly, cunning, private, secret
underhand
marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
underhand
In an underhand manner; said of pitching or bowling
underhand
with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm"
underhand
{s} clandestine, sly, deceitful, dubious; (for example of a throw) performed with the arm below the height of the shoulder and the palm of the hand facing forward
underhand
under·hand in AM usually use, and in BRIT sometimes use underhanded1. disapproval If an action is underhand or if it is done in an underhand way, it is done secretly and dishonestly. underhand financial deals. a list of the underhanded ways in which their influence operates in the United States Mr Livingstone accused the government of being underhand
underhand
You use underhand or underhanded to describe actions, such as throwing a ball, in which you do not raise your arm above your shoulder. an underhanded pitch. overarm Underhand is also an adverb. In softball, pitches are tossed underhand. overarm. dishonest and done secretly
underhand
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke
underhand
with an underhand movement
underhand
dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
underhand
thrown etc with the hand brought forward and up from below
underhand
By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly
underhand
(for example of throwing) with the arm below the height of the shoulder and the palm of the hand facing forward; secretly, slyly, deceptively
underhand
in a sly, sneaky or secret manner
underhand
Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent
underhand
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
underhand
Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow
underhand
slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C G Bowers
underhandedly
to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C
underhandedly
slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C G Bowers
underhandedly
In an underhand manner
underhandedly
clandestinely, deceitfully, dubiously, slyly, cunningly
underhandedly
slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt
underhandedly
In an underhanded manner
underhandedly
Bowers
underhandedness
The characteristic of being underhanded
underhandedness
{i} secretiveness, slyness, dubiousness, cunning
underhanded

    Hyphenation

    un·der·hand·ed

    Turkish pronunciation

    ʌndırhändîd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈəndərˈhandəd/ /ˈʌndɜrˈhændɪd/

    Etymology

    [ "&n-d&r-'han-d&d ] (adverb.) circa 1822. under + handed
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