Underhand Definition & Meaning
underhand
- 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
- with the hand swung below shoulder level; "throwing a ball underarm"
- adjective
- with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
- marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
"Underhand" in song lyrics
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"I need courage to understand the underhand"
Encore — The Bio -
"You don't understand, you could never underhand"
Rottin Razkals — Hey Alright
Words that rhyme with underhand
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- What does underhand mean?
- 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 with the hand swung below shoulder level; "throwing a ball underarm" with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
- What part of speech is underhand?
- Underhand is an adverb and an adjective.
- How many definitions does underhand have?
- Underhand has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adverb, adjective).