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underhand

/ underhand /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
"an underhand pitch"
"an underhand stroke"
Opposites:
overhand overhanded overarm
Domain:
sport athletics
adjective satellite Sense 2
marked by deception
"achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
Similar:
crooked corrupt
adverb Sense 3
with the hand swung below shoulder level''
"throwing a ball underarm"
adverb Sense 4
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"
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
5
Times Searched
1
Relationship Distribution

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overhand overhanded overarm crooked corrupt