back-handedadj.

/ˈbakˌhandɪd/

Etymology: < back-hand n.

1. With the back of the hand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with the hand > with back of hand

back-handed1813

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [adjective] > other parts of

hypothenar1706

back-handed1813

1813 L. Hunt in Examiner 15 Mar. 162/1 A back-handed pat on the cheek.

1836 W. C. Macready Diary 2 May in Reminisc. (1875) II. 23 A back-handed slap across the face.

2. Directed backwards, or with the hand or arm crossing the body (i.e. for a right-handed man from left to right), as a sword-cut; sloping backwards, as handwriting. Also as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [adjective] > back-hand (of blows)

reverse1591

back-hand1695

back-handed1889

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > types of stroke or ball

unreturnable1740

boasted1878

volleyed1878

overhand1881

back-handed1889

forehand1889

forehanded1889

Lawford1893

overhead1904

undercut1920

kicking1924

overarm1929

two-fisted1960

sliced1971

inside-out1977

inside-in1999

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adverb] > types of stroke

back-handed1889

forehanded1889

on the backhand1890

on the forehand1908

forehand1925

1889 H. W. W. Wilberforce Lawn Tennis 29 It is much more difficult to volley a high lob backhanded than forehanded.

1890 L. Dod in J. M. Heathcote et al. Tennis (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 310 I believe myself in changing the grip of one's racket, both for fore- and back-handed strokes.

1898 The ‘House’ on Sport I. 222 The first great step in this direction [of improving polo] was the introduction of the back-handed stroke.

1922 A. E. Crawley Lawn Tennis Do's & Don'ts 27 The receiver is in doubt whether to play it forehanded or back~handed.

1934 A. Christie Murder on Orient Express i. vii. 63 One would have to strike backhanded.

3. figurative.

†a. Keeping back one's hand, backward, remiss.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective]

argha1000

slowOE

unwillyc1200

sweera1300

unfain1338

loathc1374

dangerousc1386

eschewc1386

squeamous1387

obstinate?a1439

unpresta1500

ill-willing?1520

evil-willing1525

untowards1525

untowarda1530

unwilling1533

strange1548

ill-willed1549

dainty1553

relucting1553

squeamish?1553

nicea1560

loathful1561

coyish1566

coy1576

unhearty1583

costive1594

unready1595

tarrowinga1598

undisposed1597

involuntary1598

backward1600

retrograde1602

unpregnant1604

scrupulous1608

unprone1611

refractory1614

behindhanda1616

nilling1620

backwards1627

shya1628

retractable1632

reluctant1638

loughta1641

tendera1641

unapt1640

uninclinable1640

unbeteaming1642

boggling1645

averse1646

indisposed1646

aversant1657

incomposed1660

disinclined1703

unobliging1707

unconsenting1713

uninclined1729

tenacious1766

disinclinable1769

ill-disposed1771

unaffectioned1788

scruplesomec1800

back-handed1817

sweert1817

tharf1828

backward in coming forward1830

unvoluntary1834

misinclined1837

squeamy1838

balky1847

retractive1869

grudging1874

tharfish1876

unwishful1876

safety first1917

1817 W. Godwin Mandeville II. 180 Modesty..is often the most beggarly and back-handed friend that merit can have.

b. Indirect, like a back-handed sword-cut.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adjective]

crooked?c1225

sinister?1455

indirect1570

undirect1594

involved1612

obliquous1614

unstraight1650

back-handed1800

tortuous1801

twistical1805

louche1819

hooky-crooky1833

underhand1842

twisty1857

underhanded1864

bent1914

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > not straightforward > specifically of actions, etc.

sinister?1455

back-handed1800

1800 Deb. Congress (1851) 832/2 In a back-handed way and not in the fair regular manner.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. xiii. 292 Rob might get a back-handed lick at him.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. xii. 106 Having given her this back-handed reminder.

Derivatives

back-ˈhandedly adv. in an indirect or back-handed manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adverb]

crookedlyc1374

undirectly1535

indirectly1580

obliquely1601

fishily1851

back-handedly1859

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adverb] > not in straightforward manner

undirectly1535

indirectly1580

obliquely1601

crookedlya1639

back-handedly1859

1859 in J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang.

1889 Cent. Dict. Backhandedly, with the hand directed backward: as, to strike back-handedly.

1957 K. A. Wittfogel Oriental Despotism ix. 386 He backhandedly admitted that his statement did not include the ‘barbarian’ world of Oriental despotism.

backˈhandedness n.

ΚΠ

1845 Eclectic Rev. Aug. 131 The manner of administering it [sc. the reproof] has an ungenerous and carping appearance from its backhandedness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	back-handed
释义	back-handedadj. /ˈbakˌhandɪd/ Etymology: < back-hand n. 1. With the back of the hand. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [adjective] > with the hand > with back of hand back-handed1813 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [adjective] > other parts of hypothenar1706 back-handed1813 1813 L. Hunt in Examiner 15 Mar. 162/1 A back-handed pat on the cheek. 1836 W. C. Macready Diary 2 May in Reminisc. (1875) II. 23 A back-handed slap across the face. 2. Directed backwards, or with the hand or arm crossing the body (i.e. for a right-handed man from left to right), as a sword-cut; sloping backwards, as handwriting. Also as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [adjective] > back-hand (of blows) reverse1591 back-hand1695 back-handed1889 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > types of stroke or ball unreturnable1740 boasted1878 volleyed1878 overhand1881 back-handed1889 forehand1889 forehanded1889 Lawford1893 overhead1904 undercut1920 kicking1924 overarm1929 two-fisted1960 sliced1971 inside-out1977 inside-in1999 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adverb] > types of stroke back-handed1889 forehanded1889 on the backhand1890 on the forehand1908 forehand1925 1889 H. W. W. Wilberforce Lawn Tennis 29 It is much more difficult to volley a high lob backhanded than forehanded. 1890 L. Dod in J. M. Heathcote et al. Tennis (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 310 I believe myself in changing the grip of one's racket, both for fore- and back-handed strokes. 1898 The ‘House’ on Sport I. 222 The first great step in this direction [of improving polo] was the introduction of the back-handed stroke. 1922 A. E. Crawley Lawn Tennis Do's & Don'ts 27 The receiver is in doubt whether to play it forehanded or back~handed. 1934 A. Christie Murder on Orient Express i. vii. 63 One would have to strike backhanded. 3. figurative. †a. Keeping back one's hand, backward, remiss. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective] argha1000 slowOE unwillyc1200 sweera1300 unfain1338 loathc1374 dangerousc1386 eschewc1386 squeamous1387 obstinate?a1439 unpresta1500 ill-willing?1520 evil-willing1525 untowards1525 untowarda1530 unwilling1533 strange1548 ill-willed1549 dainty1553 relucting1553 squeamish?1553 nicea1560 loathful1561 coyish1566 coy1576 unhearty1583 costive1594 unready1595 tarrowinga1598 undisposed1597 involuntary1598 backward1600 retrograde1602 unpregnant1604 scrupulous1608 unprone1611 refractory1614 behindhanda1616 nilling1620 backwards1627 shya1628 retractable1632 reluctant1638 loughta1641 tendera1641 unapt1640 uninclinable1640 unbeteaming1642 boggling1645 averse1646 indisposed1646 aversant1657 incomposed1660 disinclined1703 unobliging1707 unconsenting1713 uninclined1729 tenacious1766 disinclinable1769 ill-disposed1771 unaffectioned1788 scruplesomec1800 back-handed1817 sweert1817 tharf1828 backward in coming forward1830 unvoluntary1834 misinclined1837 squeamy1838 balky1847 retractive1869 grudging1874 tharfish1876 unwishful1876 safety first1917 1817 W. Godwin Mandeville II. 180 Modesty..is often the most beggarly and back-handed friend that merit can have. b. Indirect, like a back-handed sword-cut. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adjective] crooked?c1225 sinister?1455 indirect1570 undirect1594 involved1612 obliquous1614 unstraight1650 back-handed1800 tortuous1801 twistical1805 louche1819 hooky-crooky1833 underhand1842 twisty1857 underhanded1864 bent1914 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > not straightforward > specifically of actions, etc. sinister?1455 back-handed1800 1800 Deb. Congress (1851) 832/2 In a back-handed way and not in the fair regular manner. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. xiii. 292 Rob might get a back-handed lick at him. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. xii. 106 Having given her this back-handed reminder. Derivatives back-ˈhandedly adv. in an indirect or back-handed manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adverb] crookedlyc1374 undirectly1535 indirectly1580 obliquely1601 fishily1851 back-handedly1859 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adverb] > not in straightforward manner undirectly1535 indirectly1580 obliquely1601 crookedlya1639 back-handedly1859 1859 in J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. 1889 Cent. Dict. Backhandedly, with the hand directed backward: as, to strike back-handedly. 1957 K. A. Wittfogel Oriental Despotism ix. 386 He backhandedly admitted that his statement did not include the ‘barbarian’ world of Oriental despotism. backˈhandedness n. ΚΠ 1845 Eclectic Rev. Aug. 131 The manner of administering it [sc. the reproof] has an ungenerous and carping appearance from its backhandedness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1800
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