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underhand |
Overview of adj underhand The adj underhand has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. underhand, underhanded, underarm -- ((sports) with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke") 2. sneaky, underhand, underhanded -- (marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods") Overview of adv underhand The adv underhand has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. underhandedly, underhand -- (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) 2. underarm, underhand -- (with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm") Antonyms of adj underhand 2 senses of underhand Sense 1 underhand (vs. overhand), underhanded, underarm overhand (vs. underhand), overhanded, overarm => round-arm Sense 2 sneaky, underhand, underhanded INDIRECT (VIA crooked) -> straight Similarity of adj underhand 2 senses of underhand Sense 1 underhand (vs. overhand), underhanded, underarm Sense 2 sneaky, underhand, underhanded => crooked (vs. straight), corrupt Attributes of adj underhand Familiarity of adj underhand underhand used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj underhand underhand underhanded Overview of adj underhand The adj underhand has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. underhand, underhanded, underarm -- ((sports) with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke") 2. sneaky, underhand, underhanded -- (marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods") Overview of adv underhand The adv underhand has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. underhandedly, underhand -- (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) 2. underarm, underhand -- (with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm")
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