What (who) is underhanded - definition
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Underhand (disambiguation); Underhanded; Underhand grip
Underhanded
·adj Underhand; clandestine.
II. Underhanded ·adj Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated.
underhanded
a.
See underhand, a.
underhand
Note: in AM usually use, and in BRIT sometimes use 'underhanded'
1.
If an action is underhand or if it is done in an underhand way, it is done secretly and dishonestly.
...underhand financial deals.
...a list of the underhanded ways in which their influence operates in the United States...
Mr Livingstone accused the government of being underhand.
ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval]
2.
You use underhand or underhanded to describe actions, such as throwing a ball, in which you do not raise your arm above your shoulder. (AM)
...an underhanded pitch.
? overarm
ADJ: ADJ n
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Underhand is also an adverb. (in BRIT, use underarm
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In softball, pitches are tossed underhand.
? overarm
ADV: ADV after v
Pronunciation examples for underhanded
1. She was egocentric, vulgar, oppositional, and underhanded.
The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna _ Edith Sheffer _ Talks at Google
2. Why would you wish for privacy unless you were underhanded,
The Secret Life - Three True Stories _ Andrew O'Hagan _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of underhanded
1. This week, though, it was Spitzer who was under fire for underhanded tactics.
2. Peretz accused of opportunism MK Otniel Schneller (Kadima) called Peretz‘s announcement a display of underhanded opportunism.
3. "It‘s fun thinking about that stuff: shadowy organizations, underhanded deals, investment banking –– I don‘t know," laughed Anderson.
4. To exploit the public‘s confusion in order to deny the consensus of their acceptance as Jews is underhanded and dishonest.
5. "There is no question of any deception or underhanded–ness in what was done," the BBC said.