underhand

[ uhn-der-hand ]
/ ˈʌn dərˌhænd /
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adjective

not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.
executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: an underhand delivery of a ball.

adverb

with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: to bowl underhand.
secretly; stealthily; slyly.

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Origin of underhand

before 900; 1530–40 for def 1; Middle English under hande (adv.) under rule, Old English underhand. See under-, hand

Words nearby underhand

underground railroad, underground trolley, undergrown, undergrowth, underhair, underhand, underhand chop, underhanded, underhoused, underhung, underinsurance
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Words related to underhand

underhanded, clandestine, concealed, crafty, crooked, cunning, deceptive, devious, dishonest, dishonorable, duplicitous, fraudulent, furtive, hush-hush, indirect, insidious, oblique, secret, secretive, shady

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British Dictionary definitions for underhand

underhand
/ (ˈʌndəˌhænd) /

adjective Also: underhanded

clandestine, deceptive, or secretive
sport another word for underarm

adverb

in an underhand manner or style
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