underhand

[Un·der*hand`]

Marked by deception

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Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.

Adjective S.
marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"

Adjective
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"

Adverb
with the hand swung below shoulder level''; "throwing a ball underarm"

Adverb
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


a.
Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.

a.
Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.

adv.
By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly.

adv.
In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.


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.

Underhand

Un"der*hand` , adv. 1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly.
Such mean revenge, committed underhand.
Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.

Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.

By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly.

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