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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | backhanded, backhand | (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke |
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| 2 | backhanded | Roundabout or ambiguous |
| Sounds | bae'khhae.ndahd; bae'khhae.ndihd |
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| Rhymes | abbreviated, accepted, acid, and 377 more rhymes in ahd... |
| abbreviated, abducted, abstracted, and 649 more rhymes in ihd... |
| Meaning | (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke. |
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| Synonyms | backhand |
| Contrary | forehand, forehanded |
| Meaning | Roundabout or ambiguous. |
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| Examples | "attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal" |
| Similar to | indirect |
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