underhanded

IPA: ˈʌndɝhˈændɪd

noun

  • Devious people, collectively.

adjective

  • Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.
  • Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.
  • Insincere; sarcastic.
  • Secret; surreptitious.
  • Understaffed.

adverb

  • In an underhanded manner.
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Examples of "underhanded" in Sentences

  • Pelosi comes in for some ridicule about her supposed "underhanded" deals.
  • This kind of underhanded behaviour is the reason that independent bookstores are going out of business. another indie bookseller says:
  • In an interview with the French daily Le Figaro published Monday, Mr. Karzai said the United States is using "underhanded" tactics to undermine him.
  • If the overstuffed, unzipped, unsealed bags contain more absentee ballots than were recorded on the transmittal sheet, then something underhanded is being attempted.
  • Perkins, worn out, irritated by, if not angry at, what he termed the underhanded lying of the opposition, drove home for luncheon, and found his wife and her mother in a state of high dudgeon.
  • We do know that there are many out there in the Great Unwashed, though, who aren't really all that swift, and that this kind of underhanded campaign tactic is exactly calibrated to appeal to those in the herd who are susceptible to racist or intollerant messages.
  • Frederick and Mary Ann Brussat go a step further in underhanded criticism, comparing the movie to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in an apparent attempt to give it a Christian link and then add, "Naturally, a female is one of the main temptations Will must overcome."

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