[
US
/ˈəndɝˈhændɪd/
]
[ UK /ˌʌndəhˈændɪd/ ]
[ UK /ˌʌndəhˈændɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
marked by deception
achieved success in business only by underhand methods -
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
an underhand pitch
an underhand stroke
How To Use underhanded In A Sentence
- I don't think the founders wanted the 1st amendment "whored" to achieve underhanded political ends. The Young Turks
- The film has three slackers riding their way through college on scams, cheats and underhanded stunts.
- He'd done a lot of things that could be considered underhanded, even duplicitous.
- This man was underhanded and sneaky, preferring to let others do the fighting for him.
- You lost the “spiritual” warfare at that point when you opted for underhanded avariciousness. The US is Trying to Take Over The World - The Panda's Thumb
- Note: Rhines threw sidearm, except for the “upcurve” which was thrown underhanded, and appeared to break upwards. The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers
- He played an underhanded trick on me.
- However, I feel that this should be the final act in our war of dirty, underhanded tricks.
- Diplomacy as a game values the sly, the cunning, the underhanded, the crafty.
- A special news program exposed underhanded auto repair shops that are ripping off senior citizens.