underhandedadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈhandᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈhændəd/

Etymology: < underhand adv.

A. adv.

1. = underhand adv. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb]

softlyc1225

by stalea1240

privilya1250

slylyc1275

thieflyc1290

stealingly13..

by stealth1390

stalworthlya1400

theftfullyc1400

theftlyc1400

theftuouslyc1400

under veilc1425

thievishly?c1450

by theft1488

quietly1488

furtively1490

by surreption1526

hugger-muggera1529

in hugger-mugger1529

underhand1538

insidiously1545

creepingly1548

surreptiously1573

underboard1582

filchingly1583

sneakingly1598

underwater1600

slipperily1603

thief-likea1625

clandestinely1632

surreptitiously1643

thievously1658

clancularly1699

stownlins1786

stealthily1806

underhandedly1806

stolen-wise1813

on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818

round-the-corner1820

underhanded1823

stealthfully1828

slinkingly1830

slippingly1830

on the sneak?1863

sneakishly1867

behind backs1874

stalkingly1891

on the side1893

under the counter1926

underground1935

under the table1938

down and dirty1959

sneakily1966

1823 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 13 Sept. 695 The Quakers have been urging it on, underhanded.

1857 C. Dickens Little Dorrit ii. xx. 500 You are reproaching me, under-handed, with having nobody but you to look to.

2. (Cf. underhand adj. 1c.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adverb] > manner of bowling

underhanded1816

underhand1828

round1859

round the wicket1867

overarm1897

square on1963

1816 Laws of Cricket (single sheet) The Ball must be bowled (not thrown or jerked), and delivered underhand, with the Hand below the Elbow.

B. adj. (In attributive use ˈunderˌhanded.)

a. = underhand adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] > accomplished by stealth

stolenc1400

secret1548

clandestine1566

stealed1577

backdoor1581

underhand1592

surreptitial1602

surreptitious?1615

furtive1628

surreptious1630

by1633

surreptive1633

subreptitious1641

surreptitious1645

postern1648

backstairs1663

smuggled1707

underneath1747

underhanded1806

hidlingsa1810

hole-and-corner1835

side door1862

under-cover1933

under the table1938

crafty1946

1806 [see underhandedly adv. at Derivatives].

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxvii. 370 Under-handed charges against John Jarndyce.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. ix. 86 Dark deep underhanded plotting.

1884 Harper's Mag. Feb. 395/2 Life seemed to go on in an underhanded, secret way.

b. = underhand adj. 2b.

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] > underhand or sneaky

subornate1548

sneaking1582

sinistral1598

sinistruous1601

left-sided1607

left-handed1615

meeching1616

leer1631

backstabbing1803

sneaky1834

underhand1842

sneakish1864

underhanded1864

low-down1905

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. vii. 232 That's an under-handed mind, sir.

1899 F. H. Burnett De Willoughby Claim vi You confounded, sneaking, underhanded little thief!

2. Short of ‘hands’; undermanned.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [adjective] > staffed > understaffed

short-handed1794

weak-handed1817

short-manned1830

underhanded1834

undermanned1867

understaffed1891

short-staffed1953

1834 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 4 Jan. If that country could be brought to maintain a million more of inhabitants, Norway might defy the world:..but it is much under-handed now.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. 143 He was still underhanded, and entreated assistance.

a1873 S. Wilberforce Ess. (1874) II. 97 The clergy are utterly underhanded.

3. dialect. Undersized.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [adjective]

shorta900

littleOE

lowa1398

untallc1535

dwarfish1542

shrimpish1549

pygmy1592

shrubby1603

dapper1606

punya1616

runtisha1642

truss1674

sesquipedalian1741

smally1764

petite1766

elfin1796

scram1825

squibbish1826

gnomic1845

dwarf-like1850

knee-high to a grasshopper1851

underhanded1856

nanoid1857

whipping-snapping1861

scrunty1868

midget1875

short-set1883

sawed-off1887

strunty1897

munchkin1930

sawn-off1936

short-arsed1951

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > smaller than usual or standard size

petty1393

small1525

scrubby1591

undersized1706

underlinga1722

underline1750

under-size1820

manikin1840

underhanded1856

small1877

sawed-off1887

sawn-off1936

1856 P. Thompson Hist. & Antiq. Boston, Lincoln 728 A little, underhanded fellow.

1868– in Yks. and Cumb. glossaries.

4. Placed or printed below.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > that which follows (in a book, etc.)

following1340

underwritten1389

underfollowing14..

sequent1575

under-mentioned1640

below-mentioned1665

below1822

underhanded1884

postludial1935

1884 American 8 347 Many of the caricatures were originally published in connection with the ‘poem’, which is underhanded.

Derivatives

ˌunderˈhandedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb]

softlyc1225

by stalea1240

privilya1250

slylyc1275

thieflyc1290

stealingly13..

by stealth1390

stalworthlya1400

theftfullyc1400

theftlyc1400

theftuouslyc1400

under veilc1425

thievishly?c1450

by theft1488

quietly1488

furtively1490

by surreption1526

hugger-muggera1529

in hugger-mugger1529

underhand1538

insidiously1545

creepingly1548

surreptiously1573

underboard1582

filchingly1583

sneakingly1598

underwater1600

slipperily1603

thief-likea1625

clandestinely1632

surreptitiously1643

thievously1658

clancularly1699

stownlins1786

stealthily1806

underhandedly1806

stolen-wise1813

on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818

round-the-corner1820

underhanded1823

stealthfully1828

slinkingly1830

slippingly1830

on the sneak?1863

sneakishly1867

behind backs1874

stalkingly1891

on the side1893

under the counter1926

underground1935

under the table1938

down and dirty1959

sneakily1966

1806 J. Cumming Felltham's Resolves (new ed.) 106 To applaud virtue, would procure us far more honour, than underhandedly [1628 etc. slyly] seeking to disparage her.

1891 H. C. Halliday Someone must Suffer III. xii. 213 You had acted underhandedly and deceived him.

ˌunderˈhandedness n.

ΘΚΠ

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

crookednessc1380

deformityc1400

turningnessa1586

indirectiona1616

obliquitya1620

curvity1620

tortuosity1621

indirectness1628

unsinglenessa1658

unstraightness1693

tortuousness1824

underhandedness1884

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > underhandedness or sneakiness

sneakingnessa1691

sneakiness1859

underhandedness1884

sneakishness1895

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] > stealthy quality, stealthiness

insidiousnessa1677

clandestinity1682

sneakingnessa1691

subtleness1833

stealthiness1837

underhandedness1884

slinkiness1894

furtiveness1896

surreptitiousness1902

1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket Prol. All left-handedness and under-handedness.

1886 Athenæum 11 Sept. 335/1 A great deal of indirectness—not to say underhandedness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	underhanded
释义	underhandedadv.adj. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈhandᵻd/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈhændəd/ Etymology: < underhand adv. A. adv. 1. = underhand adv. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb] softlyc1225 by stalea1240 privilya1250 slylyc1275 thieflyc1290 stealingly13.. by stealth1390 stalworthlya1400 theftfullyc1400 theftlyc1400 theftuouslyc1400 under veilc1425 thievishly?c1450 by theft1488 quietly1488 furtively1490 by surreption1526 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 underhand1538 insidiously1545 creepingly1548 surreptiously1573 underboard1582 filchingly1583 sneakingly1598 underwater1600 slipperily1603 thief-likea1625 clandestinely1632 surreptitiously1643 thievously1658 clancularly1699 stownlins1786 stealthily1806 underhandedly1806 stolen-wise1813 on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818 round-the-corner1820 underhanded1823 stealthfully1828 slinkingly1830 slippingly1830 on the sneak?1863 sneakishly1867 behind backs1874 stalkingly1891 on the side1893 under the counter1926 underground1935 under the table1938 down and dirty1959 sneakily1966 1823 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 13 Sept. 695 The Quakers have been urging it on, underhanded. 1857 C. Dickens Little Dorrit ii. xx. 500 You are reproaching me, under-handed, with having nobody but you to look to. 2. (Cf. underhand adj. 1c.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adverb] > manner of bowling underhanded1816 underhand1828 round1859 round the wicket1867 overarm1897 square on1963 1816 Laws of Cricket (single sheet) The Ball must be bowled (not thrown or jerked), and delivered underhand, with the Hand below the Elbow. B. adj. (In attributive use ˈunderˌhanded.) 1. a. = underhand adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adjective] > accomplished by stealth stolenc1400 secret1548 clandestine1566 stealed1577 backdoor1581 underhand1592 surreptitial1602 surreptitious?1615 furtive1628 surreptious1630 by1633 surreptive1633 subreptitious1641 surreptitious1645 postern1648 backstairs1663 smuggled1707 underneath1747 underhanded1806 hidlingsa1810 hole-and-corner1835 side door1862 under-cover1933 under the table1938 crafty1946 1806 [see underhandedly adv. at Derivatives]. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxvii. 370 Under-handed charges against John Jarndyce. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. ix. 86 Dark deep underhanded plotting. 1884 Harper's Mag. Feb. 395/2 Life seemed to go on in an underhanded, secret way. b. = underhand adj. 2b. 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] > underhand or sneaky subornate1548 sneaking1582 sinistral1598 sinistruous1601 left-sided1607 left-handed1615 meeching1616 leer1631 backstabbing1803 sneaky1834 underhand1842 sneakish1864 underhanded1864 low-down1905 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. vii. 232 That's an under-handed mind, sir. 1899 F. H. Burnett De Willoughby Claim vi You confounded, sneaking, underhanded little thief! 2. Short of ‘hands’; undermanned. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [adjective] > staffed > understaffed short-handed1794 weak-handed1817 short-manned1830 underhanded1834 undermanned1867 understaffed1891 short-staffed1953 1834 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 4 Jan. If that country could be brought to maintain a million more of inhabitants, Norway might defy the world:..but it is much under-handed now. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. 143 He was still underhanded, and entreated assistance. a1873 S. Wilberforce Ess. (1874) II. 97 The clergy are utterly underhanded. 3. dialect. Undersized. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [adjective] shorta900 littleOE lowa1398 untallc1535 dwarfish1542 shrimpish1549 pygmy1592 shrubby1603 dapper1606 punya1616 runtisha1642 truss1674 sesquipedalian1741 smally1764 petite1766 elfin1796 scram1825 squibbish1826 gnomic1845 dwarf-like1850 knee-high to a grasshopper1851 underhanded1856 nanoid1857 whipping-snapping1861 scrunty1868 midget1875 short-set1883 sawed-off1887 strunty1897 munchkin1930 sawn-off1936 short-arsed1951 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > smaller than usual or standard size petty1393 small1525 scrubby1591 undersized1706 underlinga1722 underline1750 under-size1820 manikin1840 underhanded1856 small1877 sawed-off1887 sawn-off1936 1856 P. Thompson Hist. & Antiq. Boston, Lincoln 728 A little, underhanded fellow. 1868– in Yks. and Cumb. glossaries. 4. Placed or printed below. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > that which follows (in a book, etc.) following1340 underwritten1389 underfollowing14.. sequent1575 under-mentioned1640 below-mentioned1665 below1822 underhanded1884 postludial1935 1884 American 8 347 Many of the caricatures were originally published in connection with the ‘poem’, which is underhanded. Derivatives ˌunderˈhandedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb] softlyc1225 by stalea1240 privilya1250 slylyc1275 thieflyc1290 stealingly13.. by stealth1390 stalworthlya1400 theftfullyc1400 theftlyc1400 theftuouslyc1400 under veilc1425 thievishly?c1450 by theft1488 quietly1488 furtively1490 by surreption1526 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 underhand1538 insidiously1545 creepingly1548 surreptiously1573 underboard1582 filchingly1583 sneakingly1598 underwater1600 slipperily1603 thief-likea1625 clandestinely1632 surreptitiously1643 thievously1658 clancularly1699 stownlins1786 stealthily1806 underhandedly1806 stolen-wise1813 on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818 round-the-corner1820 underhanded1823 stealthfully1828 slinkingly1830 slippingly1830 on the sneak?1863 sneakishly1867 behind backs1874 stalkingly1891 on the side1893 under the counter1926 underground1935 under the table1938 down and dirty1959 sneakily1966 1806 J. Cumming Felltham's Resolves (new ed.) 106 To applaud virtue, would procure us far more honour, than underhandedly [1628 etc. slyly] seeking to disparage her. 1891 H. C. Halliday Someone must Suffer III. xii. 213 You had acted underhandedly and deceived him. ˌunderˈhandedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [noun] crookednessc1380 deformityc1400 turningnessa1586 indirectiona1616 obliquitya1620 curvity1620 tortuosity1621 indirectness1628 unsinglenessa1658 unstraightness1693 tortuousness1824 underhandedness1884 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > underhandedness or sneakiness sneakingnessa1691 sneakiness1859 underhandedness1884 sneakishness1895 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] > stealthy quality, stealthiness insidiousnessa1677 clandestinity1682 sneakingnessa1691 subtleness1833 stealthiness1837 underhandedness1884 slinkiness1894 furtiveness1896 surreptitiousness1902 1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket Prol. All left-handedness and under-handedness. 1886 Athenæum 11 Sept. 335/1 A great deal of indirectness—not to say underhandedness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.adj.1806
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