Underhand - Definition

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,
underhand]
2: with the hand swung below shoulder level; "throwing a ball
underarm" [syn: underarm, underhand]
adj 1: with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder
level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" [syn:
underhand, underhanded, underarm] [ant: overarm,
overhand, overhanded]
2: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by
underhand methods" [syn: sneaky, underhand,
underhanded]