underhanded
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adverb \ˌən-dər-ˈhan-dəd\Definition of UNDERHANDED
See First Known Use of UNDERHANDED
circa 1822
Rhymes with UNDERHANDED
2underhanded
adjectiveDefinition of UNDERHANDED
: marked by secrecy, chicanery, and deception : not honest and aboveboard : sly <an underhanded attempt to gain power>
— un·der·hand·ed·ly adverb
— un·der·hand·ed·ness noun
Examples of UNDERHANDED
- <the commercial is a part of an underhanded PR campaign to whitewash the company's environmental record>
- <an underhanded attempt at infiltrating the other party's headquarters>
First Known Use of UNDERHANDED
1853
Related to UNDERHANDED
- Synonyms
- bent [chiefly British], crooked, deceptive, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, underhand, dishonest
- Antonyms
- aboveboard, honest, straight
See Synonym Discussion at secret
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