Meaning of UNDERHAND
| Pronunciation: | | 'undur`hand
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- [adv] with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm"
- [adv] 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
- [adj] marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
- [adj] (sports) with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
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| | Synonyms: | | corrupt, crooked, sneaky, underarm, underarm, underhanded, underhandedly |
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| | Antonyms: | | overarm, overhand, overhanded | | |
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\Un"der*hand`\, a.
1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.
--Addison.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done, as pitching, with the hand
lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand
lower than elbow.
\Un"der*hand`\, adv.
1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud;
unfairly.
Such mean revenge, committed underhand. --Dryden.
Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with
meal for their maintenance. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) In an underhand manner; -- said
of pitching or bowling.
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