underhand
adj.
clandestine, sly, deceitful, dubious; (for example of a throw) performed with the arm below the height of the shoulder and the palm of the hand facing forward
adv.
(for example of throwing) with the arm below the height of the shoulder and the palm of the hand facing forward; secretly, slyly, deceptively
Underhand
underhand
Adjective
1. with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
(synonym) underhanded, underarm
(antonym) overhand, overhanded, overarm
(classification) sport, athletics
2. marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
(synonym) sneaky, underhanded
(similar) crooked, corrupt
Adverb
1. slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers
(synonym) underhandedly
2. with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm"
(synonym) underarm
Underhand
(adv.)
In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.
(adv.)
By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly.
(a.)
Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.
(a.)
Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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