underhandadjective
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈhænd/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈhænd/mainly UK US usually underhanded disapprovingdone secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage:
What really angered her was the dirty, underhand way they had tricked her.
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Sly & devious
- artful
- backdoor
- calculating
- calculation
- conniving
- conspiratorial
- cunning
- devious
- disingenuous
- fox
- foxy
- guile
- Machiavellian
- scheme
- sleight of hand
- sneaky
- trick
- tricky
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Dishonest
underhandadjective, adverb
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈhænd/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈhænd/US UK underarm(done by) moving the arm below shoulder level:
underhand throwing
He pitched underhand for the younger children.
Opposite
overhand
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Throwing
- cast
- catapult
- chuck
- flick
- fling
- heave
- hurl
- overarm
- peg
- pelt
- project
- projectile
- sling
- slung
- stone
- throw
- throw-in
- thrown
- toss
- underarm
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General terms used in ball sports