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underhand |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Underhand \Un"der*hand`\, a. 1. Secret; clandestine; hence mean unfair; fraudulent. --Addison. 2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Underhand \Un"der*hand`\, adv 1. By secret means in a clandestine manner; hence by fraud; unfairly. Such mean revenge, committed underhand. --Dryden. Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: underhand adj 1: (sports) with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn: {underhanded}, {underarm}] [ant: {overhand}] 2: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" [syn: {sneaky}, {underhanded}] adv 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 [syn: {underhandedly}] 2: with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm" [syn: {underarm}]
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