underhand
IPA: ˈʌndɝhænd
noun
- (textiles) The lower of two hands, the hand under the work.
verb
- To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
- To trick, deceive or gull.
- (mining) To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.
adjective
- secret; clandestine
- (by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
- (in various ball games, of a ball) thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below
adverb
- with an underhand movement
- in a sly, sneaky or secret manner
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Examples of "underhand" in Sentences
- It was the underhanded way.
- She deleted the underhanded work of others.
- Furthermore, the pitcher had to throw underhand.
- Indeed, the opposition may have been underhanded.
- It implies some underhanded dealings in the results.
- It is an underhand campaign of obfuscation and deceit.
- I find the whole strategy underhanded and unprincipled.
- A drop hit is an underhand hit by bouncing the ball first.
- This is annoying for having the tone of underhanded advocacy.
- He's trying to influence the public with underhanded tactics.
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