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Meaning of 'underhand' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Underhand [ a.]
- Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.
- Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.
2 . Underhand [ adv.]
- By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly.
- In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.

Meaning of 'underhand' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . underhand [ a]
Meaning (1):
- with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
Example in sentence:
  • an underhand pitch;
  • an underhand stroke
2 . underhand [ r]
Meaning (2):
- slyly and secretly
Example in sentence:
  • Mean revenge, committed underhand;
  • oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies
Meaning (3):
- with the hand swung below shoulder level
Example in sentence:
  • throwing a ball underarm
4 . underhand [ s]
Meaning (4):
- marked by deception
Example in sentence:
  • achieved success in business only by underhand methods

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