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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | underhand, underhanded, underarm | With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level |
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| 2 | underhand, sneaky, underhanded | Marked by deception | |
| ADVERB | 1 | underhand, underhandedly | Slyly and secretly |
| 2 | underhand, underarm | With the hand swung below shoulder level |
| Meaning | With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level. |
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| Examples | "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" |
| Synonyms | underhanded, underarm |
| Contrary | overhand, overhanded, overarm |
| Category | sport, athletics |
| Meaning | Marked by deception. |
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| Examples | "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" |
| Synonyms | sneaky, underhanded |
| Similar to | crooked, corrupt |
| Meaning | Slyly and secretly. |
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| Examples | "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers |
| Synonyms | underhandedly |
| Meaning | With the hand swung below shoulder level. |
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| Synonyms | underarm |
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