Definition of 'underhand'
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use underhand or underhanded to describe actions, such as throwing a ball, in which you do not raise your arm above your shoulder.
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underhand in British English
adjective also: underhanded
1.
adverb
3.
in an underhand manner or style
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underhand in American English
adjective
1.
an underhand throw
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underhand in American English
(ˈʌndərˌhænd)
adjective
1.
an underhand deal with the chief of police
adverb
SYNONYMS 1. stealthy, sly, clandestine, surreptitious.3.
with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward
to bowl underhand
4.
secretly; stealthily; slyly
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underhand
British English: underhand
ADJECTIVE /ˌʌndəˈhænd/
If an action is underhand or if it is done in an underhand way, it is done secretly and dishonestly.
...underhand financial deals.
- American English: underhand /ʌndərˈhænd/
- Brazilian Portuguese: secreto e desonesto
- Chinese: 秘密的
- European Spanish: poco limpio
- French: sournois
- German: hinterhältig
- Italian: subdolo
- Japanese: 裏手口の
- Korean: 정정당당하지 못한
- European Portuguese: secreto e desonesto
- Latin American Spanish: sucio
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