underhand

Definition of Underhand in English :

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Adjective

1. underarm, underhand, underhanded

with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

Example Sentences:
'an underhand pitch'
'an underhand stroke'

2. sneaky, underhand, underhanded

marked by deception

Example Sentences:
'achieved success in business only by underhand methods'

Adverb

3. underhand, underhandedly

slyly and secretly

Example Sentences:
'Mean revenge, committed underhand'
'oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies'

underhandedly

4. underarm, underhand

with the hand swung below shoulder level

Example Sentences:
'throwing a ball underarm'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Underhand

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adjective also: underhanded

1.

clandestine, deceptive, or secretive

2. sport another word for underarm

adverb

3.

in an underhand manner or style

Underhand

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adjective

1.

performed with the hand below the level of the elbow or the arm below the level of the shoulder

an underhand throw

2.

underhanded (sense 1)

adverb

3.

with an underhand motion

4. Archaic

not openly or straightforwardly

Underhand

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adj.

1. Sports Executed with the hand brought forward and up from below the level of the shoulder; underarm: an underhand pitch.

2. Dishonest and sneaky; underhanded.

adv.

1. With an underhand movement: Throw the ball underhand.

2. In a sly and secret way.

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