underhand

[ uhn-der-hand ]
/ ˈʌn dərˌhænd /
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adjective

not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.
executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: an underhand delivery of a ball.

adverb

with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: to bowl underhand.
secretly; stealthily; slyly.

Origin of underhand

before 900; 1530–40 for def 1; Middle English under hande (adv.) under rule, Old English underhand. See under-, hand

Words nearby underhand

underground railroad, underground trolley, undergrown, undergrowth, underhair, underhand, underhand chop, underhanded, underhoused, underhung, underinsurance

Words related to underhand

underhanded, clandestine, concealed, crafty, crooked, cunning, deceptive, devious, dishonest, dishonorable, duplicitous, fraudulent, furtive, hush-hush, indirect, insidious, oblique, secret, secretive, shady

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British Dictionary definitions for underhand

underhand
/ (ˈʌndəˌhænd) /

adjective Also: underhanded

clandestine, deceptive, or secretive
sport another word for underarm

adverb

in an underhand manner or style