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adjective
- 1. acting or done in a secret or dishonest way: "underhand dealings"
- 2. another term for underarm
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UNDERHAND definition: 1. done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage: 2. (done by) moving…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNDERHAND is in a clandestine manner. How to use underhand in a sentence.
Underhand definition: executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward. See examples of UNDERHAND used in a sentence.
UNDERHAND meaning: 1. done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage: 2. (done by) moving…. Learn more.
If an action is underhand or if it is done in an underhand way, it is done secretly and dishonestly. [disapproval] ...underhand financial deals. ...a list of the underhanded ways in which their influence operates in the United States. She accused the government of being underhand.
1. not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty. 2. executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: an underhand pitch. adv. 3. with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward. 4. secretly; stealthily.
Definition of underhand adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
marked by deception. “achieved success in business only by underhand methods”. synonyms: sneaky, underhanded. corrupt, crooked. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. adjective. with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level. “an underhand pitch”. “an underhand stroke”.
Underhand definition: executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward. See examples of UNDERHAND used in a sentence.
(Definition of underhand from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of underhand in Chinese (Traditional)
