What does underhanded mean?
Underhanded means Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below..
Golf is an underhanded game, because we must swing the club in an underhanded motion in order to play the ball off the ground.
His underhanded trick backfired and he was disqualified.
They were actually underhanded threats to call off the lawsuit and then all insurance agents in the hospital district would get a dividend for the premiums paid.
Was the federal government being underhanded and hypocritical in officially praising the merits of federalism, but in missing no opportunity to promote Canadian nationalism?
The pap phoned and we told him that Kirschner probably peddled them himself and now was accusing you of acting underhanded so he did not have out to pay out any more dough.
There were underhanded ploys that were effective but were deplored by the hospital administration.
An underhanded compliment is actually criticism.
Of course, sometimes compliments just aren't really compliments. Underhanded compliments are, for better or worse, nothing new or unusual.
Use underhanded when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Underhanded means Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below..
Common synonyms include underhand, understaffed, backhanded, underhandedly.
Possible antonyms include overhand, overarm, overhanded.
Golf is an underhanded game, because we must swing the club in an underhanded motion in order to play the ball off the ground.
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