ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Uphanded

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Uphanded is an adjective meaning With hands held up or characterised by raising of hands.

Meaning

With hands held up or characterised by raising of hands.

More Meanings

  1. Overbearing.
  2. simple past and past participle of uphand

Example Sentences

“Pffshheeech!” whistled Sam with an uphanded salute.
Mr. Wilkinson took a very uphanded means and said that he was going to be indisposed for probably 30 days.
The managers brought from abroad were not aware of the local agricultural conditions; they came into conflict with the workers because of their uphanded attitudes
I can hold it up, I can hold it up and I feel everything drain right out of it, and if I go to pick up a cigarette now with this hand I can't pick it up if I hold this hand up in an uphanded position all the time.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wide-handed, fullhanded, loose-handed, underhanded, handed, backhanded.

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