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underhanded

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Synonyms: underhand, understanded, undermanned, underfunded, underbanked, undemanded

Antonyms: underhand, understanded, undermanned, underfunded, underbanked, undemanded

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Adjective

  1. Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.
  2. Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.
    • His underhanded trick backfired and he was disqualified.
  3. Insincere; sarcastic.
    • An underhanded compliment is actually criticism.
  4. Secret; surreptitious.
  5. Understaffed.

Adverb

  1. In an underhanded manner.

Noun

  1. Devious people, collectively.

Verb

  1. simple past and past participle of underhand

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