underhanded
adjective
not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable.
underhandedness
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a word derived from
underhanded.
Example Sentences
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Ah yes, the Episode 3 scene when Hal admits to some emotional underhandedness, and Kate decides to fight him, very awkwardly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
For my grandmother, his greatest offense would have been his underhandedness: she was about nothing if not being aboveboard.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2020
These days, even Nixon’s underhandedness begins to look upstanding.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2018
It’s staggering how the league abuses all parties with its unevenness and underhandedness.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 13, 2017
It was by no means underhanded, because the Thunderhead was incapable of underhandedness.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
