underhand
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adverb \ˈən-dər-ˌhand\Definition of UNDERHAND
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a : in a clandestine manner b archaic : in a quiet or unobtrusive manner
2
: with an underhand motion <bowl underhand> <pitch underhand>
See First Known Use of UNDERHAND
1538
Rhymes with UNDERHAND
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2underhand
adjectiveDefinition of UNDERHAND
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: done so as to evade notice
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: made with the hand brought forward and up from below the shoulder level <an underhand serve>
Examples of UNDERHAND
- <willing to stoop to underhand methods in order to win>
- <the congressman's underhand attempt to slip several pork barrel items into the bill>
First Known Use of UNDERHAND
1592
Related to UNDERHAND
- Synonyms
- bent [chiefly British], crooked, deceptive, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, dishonest, underhanded
- Antonyms
- aboveboard, honest, straight
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