underhanded

[ uhn-der-han-did ]
/ ˈʌn dərˈhæn dɪd /

adjective

short-handed: By the time of the Navy game, Army usually finds itself underhanded.

Origin of underhanded

First recorded in 1800–10; under- + handed

OTHER WORDS FROM underhanded

un·der·hand·ed·ly, adverb un·der·hand·ed·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for underhandedness

  • The game that he feared and that he hated was the one of underhandedness, of lies, of treachery, of bribery.

    Istar of Babylon |Margaret Horton Potter

British Dictionary definitions for underhandedness

underhanded
/ (ˌʌndəˈhændɪd) /

adjective

another word for underhand, short-handed

Derived forms of underhanded

underhandedly, adverb underhandedness, noun