Underhand
11underhand — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)hæ̱nd[/t]] (in AM usually use, and in BRIT sometimes use underhanded) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If an action is underhand or if it is done in an underhand way, it is done secretly and dishonestly. The Prime Minister… …
12underhand — I. adverb Date: 1538 1. a. in a clandestine manner b. archaic in a quiet or unobtrusive manner 2. with an underhand motion < bowl underhand > < pitch underhand > II. adjective …
13underhand — /un deuhr hand /, adj. 1. not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police. 2. executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: an underhand… …
14underhand — un|der|hand1 [ˌʌndəˈhænd US ˈʌndərhænd] adj also un|der|hand|ed [ˌʌndəˈhændıd US ˌʌndər ] dishonest and done secretly ▪ They did it all in such an underhand way. ▪ He s been involved in some underhand dealings. →↑overhand underhand 2 underhand2… …
15underhand — un|der|hand1 [ ,ʌndər hænd ] adjective 1. ) AMERICAN thrown with your arm low, so that it does not go above your shoulder: an underhand throw 2. ) BRITISH see UNDERHANDED underhand un|der|hand 2 [ ,ʌndər hænd ] adverb AMERICAN thrown from a low… …
16underhand — 1 also un.der.hand.ed adjective dishonest and done secretly: underhand dealings underhandedly adverb underhandedness noun (U) 2 adverb AmE if you throw a ball underhand, you throw it without moving your arm above your shoulder; underarm 1 …
17underhand — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈhænd] / US [ˌʌndərˈhænd] adjective British underhand or underhanded secret and dishonest underhand tactics to increase his power …
18underhand — 1. adjective /ˌʌn.də(r)ˈ(h)ænd/ a) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner b) (in various ball games, of a ball) thrown etc with the hand brought forward …
19underhand — adj. Underhand is used with these nouns: ↑dealings, ↑tactic …
20underhand — I underhand, underhanded (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hidden, secret; deceitful, fraudulent, unfair, tricky; stealthy, sly, clandestine, furtive, devious. See secret, deception, improbity. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective… …
