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underhand
adjective
adverb
With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
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ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌ(h)ænd
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adjective
With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
“An underhand pitch”
adjective
Marked by deception
“Achieved success in business only by underhand methods”
adverb
Slyly and secretly; - John Donne; - C.G.Bowers
“Mean revenge, committed underhand”
adverb
With the hand swung below shoulder level
“Throwing a ball underarm”
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An underhand pitch
An underhand stroke
Achieved success in business only by underhand methods
Mean revenge, committed underhand
Oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt … to align Germany with the Western democracies
Throwing a ball underarm
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