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UNDERHAND

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by deception

Example:

achieved success in business only by underhand methods

Synonyms:

sneaky; underhand; underhanded

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

corrupt; crooked (not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive)

Sense 2

Meaning:

With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

Example:

an underhand stroke

Synonyms:

underarm; underhand; underhanded

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Antonym:

overhand (with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

With the hand swung below shoulder level

Example:

throwing a ball underarm

Synonyms:

underarm; underhand

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 2

Meaning:

Slyly and secretly

Example:

oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies

Synonyms:

underhand; underhandedly

Classified under:

Adverbs

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