underhand

[ uhn-der-hand ]

/ ˈʌn dərˌhænd /

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adjective

executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: an underhand delivery of a ball.

underhanded (def. 1): an underhand deal with the chief of police.

adverb

with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: to bowl underhand.

secretly; stealthily; slyly.

Origin of underhand

First recorded before 900; 1530–40 for def. 2; Middle English adverb under honde “in one's possession, in one's charge, secretly,” Old English under hand, under hond(e) “in one's possession, in one's subjection, in one's power”; see origin at under-, hand

SYNONYMS FOR underhand

2 stealthy, sly, clandestine, surreptitious.

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Words nearby underhand

underground railroad, underground trolley, undergrown, undergrowth, underhair, underhand, underhand chop, underhanded, underhoused, underhung, underinsurance

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Example sentences from the Web for underhand

A smart man, but he did some underhand work, and he was asked to resign.
The Motor Boys After a Fortune|Clarence Young
Still, he had an uncomfortable sensation, for he felt he was an underhand sneak, and that Mary had found him out; and so she had.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.|E. Rameur
Some underhand work was done, and Ripley, so he said, restrained old Tom from putting a bullet into a certain miscreant.
The Land of Nome|Lanier McKee
By degrees, underhand and hidden as it might be, war between the Duchess and the Cardinal declared itself unmistakably.
Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2)|Sutherland Menzies

It gives facilities for the exercise of underhand and even corrupt influence, and encourages "log rolling."
Government in the United States|James Wilford Garner

British Dictionary definitions for underhand

underhand

/ (ˈʌndəˌhænd) /

adjective Also: underhanded

clandestine, deceptive, or secretive

sport another word for underarm

adverb

in an underhand manner or style

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单词	underhand
释义	underhand [ uhn-der-hand ] / ˈʌn dərˌhænd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR underhand ON THESAURUS.COM adjective executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: an underhand delivery of a ball. underhanded (def. 1): an underhand deal with the chief of police. adverb with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: to bowl underhand. secretly; stealthily; slyly. Origin of underhand First recorded before 900; 1530–40 for def. 2; Middle English adverb under honde “in one's possession, in one's charge, secretly,” Old English under hand, under hond(e) “in one's possession, in one's subjection, in one's power”; see origin at under-, hand SYNONYMS FOR underhand 2 stealthy, sly, clandestine, surreptitious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR underhand ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby underhand underground railroad, underground trolley, undergrown, undergrowth, underhair, underhand, underhand chop, underhanded, underhoused, underhung, underinsurance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for underhand A smart man, but he did some underhand work, and he was asked to resign. The Motor Boys After a Fortune\|Clarence Young Still, he had an uncomfortable sensation, for he felt he was an underhand sneak, and that Mary had found him out; and so she had. The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.\|E. Rameur Some underhand work was done, and Ripley, so he said, restrained old Tom from putting a bullet into a certain miscreant. The Land of Nome\|Lanier McKee By degrees, underhand and hidden as it might be, war between the Duchess and the Cardinal declared itself unmistakably. Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2)\|Sutherland Menzies It gives facilities for the exercise of underhand and even corrupt influence, and encourages "log rolling." Government in the United States\|James Wilford Garner British Dictionary definitions for underhand underhand / (ˈʌndəˌhænd) / adjective Also: underhanded clandestine, deceptive, or secretive sport another word for underarm adverb in an underhand manner or style Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to underhand underhanded, clandestine, concealed, crafty, crooked, cunning, deceptive, devious, dishonest, dishonorable, duplicitous, fraudulent, furtive, hush-hush, indirect, insidious, oblique, secret, secretive, shady
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underhand

adjective

adverb

Origin of underhand

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British Dictionary definitions for underhand

adjective Also: underhanded

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