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below the belt

/ below the belt /
adjective satellite/adverb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing)
"her accusations were below the belt"
Similar:
unfair unjust
Domain:
boxing pugilism fisticuffs
adverb Sense 2
in an unfair manner
"they dealt with him unfairly"
"their accusations hit below the belt"
Opposites:
fairly fair clean
Pertains to:
unfair unjust
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
5
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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unfair unjust fairly fair clean