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underhand > 4 senses
ADJECTIVE1underhand, underhanded, underarmWith hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
2underhand, sneaky, underhandedMarked by deception
ADVERB1underhand, underhandedlySlyly and secretly
2underhand, underarmWith the hand swung below shoulder level
underhand > adjective 1
MeaningWith hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level.
Examples"an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
Synonymsunderhanded, underarm
Contraryoverhand, overhanded, overarm
Categorysport, athletics
underhand > adjective 2
MeaningMarked by deception.
Examples"achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
Synonymssneaky, underhanded
Similar tocrooked, corrupt
underhand > adverb 1
MeaningSlyly and secretly.
Examples"Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers
Synonymsunderhandedly
underhand > adverb 2
MeaningWith the hand swung below shoulder level.
Synonymsunderarm

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