underhanded
Dictionary
verb
- To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
- To trick, deceive or gull.
- To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.
noun
- Devious people, collectively.
adjective
- Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.
- Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.
"His underhanded trick backfired and he was disqualified."
- Insincere; sarcastic.
"An underhanded compliment is actually criticism."
- Secret; surreptitious.
- Understaffed.
adverb
- In an underhanded manner.
Synonyms:underhandedly
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