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underhanded - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'underhanded' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Underhanded [ a.]
- Underhand; clandestine.
- Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated.

Meaning of 'underhanded' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . underhanded [ a]
Meaning (1):
- with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
Example in sentence:
  • an underhand pitch;
  • an underhand stroke
2 . underhanded [ s]
Meaning (2):
- marked by deception
Example in sentence:
  • achieved success in business only by underhand methods