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underhanded
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
underhanded
(adjective)
underhanded
/ˌʌndɚ
ˈ
hændəd/
adjective
underhanded
/ˌʌndɚ
ˈ
hændəd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNDERHANDED
1
[
more underhanded; most underhanded
]
chiefly US
:
done in a secret and dishonest way
:
intended to deceive or trick someone
People resented the
underhanded
[=(
chiefly Brit
)
underhand
] way that he came to power.
underhanded
tactics/methods
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US
:
1
underhand
1
an
underhanded
throw
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— underhanded
adverb
,
US
She threw the ball
underhanded
.
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