Underhanded

Quick meaning: Underhanded is an adjective meaning Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.

Meaning

Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.

More Meanings

1. Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.
2. Insincere; sarcastic.
3. Secret; surreptitious.
4. Understaffed.
5. In an underhanded manner.
6. Devious people, collectively.
7. simple past and past participle of underhand

Example Sentences

An underhanded compliment is actually criticism.

His underhanded trick backfired and he was disqualified.

There were underhanded ploys that were effective but were deplored by the hospital administration.

Golf is an underhanded game, because we must swing the club in an underhanded motion in order to play the ball off the ground.

Word Forms

• under-handed

Synonyms for underhanded

Depending on context, synonyms include underhand, understaffed, backhanded, underhandedly, crooked, corrupt.

Antonyms for underhanded

Common opposites include overhand, overarm.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sneaky, corrupt, crooked, underarm, sly, overlapping.

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