underhand

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
in a sly, sneaky or secret manner
with an underhand movement
thrown etc with the hand brought forward and up from below
{a} sly, cunning, private, secret
marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
In an underhand manner; said of pitching or bowling
with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm"
{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
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
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
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke
By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly
(for example of throwing) with the arm below the height of the shoulder and the palm of the hand facing forward; secretly, slyly, deceptively
Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow
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
underhanded
Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below
underhanded
Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating

An underhanded compliment is actually criticism.

underhanded
clandestinely carried on
underhanded
{a} sly, insidious, mean
adverb underhand 2
if you throw a ball underhand, you throw it without moving your arm above your shoulder British Equivalent: underarm
underhanded
marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
underhanded
{s} underhand; clandestine, secret, sly, crafty; not having enough people, short-handed
underhanded
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
underhanded
Underhand; clandestine
underhanded
Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated
underhand
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