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Underhandedly Definition & Meaning

underhandedly
adverb
  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

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What does underhandedly 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
What part of speech is underhandedly?
Underhandedly is an adverb.

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