backhandedly
- a word derived from backhanded.
Example Sentences
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Confirmation and clarity on all of those points were provided, albeit backhandedly, by Mr. Putin, who delivered a speech of his own Wednesday.
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022
Instead, she praised it backhandedly as “a shallow masterpiece” that is “overwrought” with “obvious penny-dreadful popular theatrics.”
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2015
Rather, Kim points the finger at another alleged culprit: the South Korean government, which she argues backhandedly encouraged this largely illegal trade.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2014
There was certainly no hatred in Brooklyn, where the emphasis was squarely on sisterly celebration of the woman whom Henry James backhandedly called “everybody’s dear, Jane.”
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2012
Relative to the city, it was hardly the most thrilling of places – though if I picked the right records, I could hear my environment being bemoaned and backhandedly celebrated in terms I instantly understood.
From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2010
