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underhand

DEFINITIONS OF: underhand

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adj marked by deception

“achieved success in business only by underhand methods”
Synonyms:
sneaky, underhanded
corrupt, crooked
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

adj with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

“an underhand pitch”
“an underhand stroke”
Synonyms:
underarm, underhanded
Antonyms:
overarm, overhand, overhanded
with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
round-arm
with the arm swung round at shoulder height
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adv slyly and secretly

“"Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne”
Synonyms:
underhandedly

adv with the hand swung below shoulder level

Synonyms:
underarm
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