What does underhanded mean?
What does underhanded mean?
adjective. Definition of underhanded (Entry 2 of 2) : marked by secrecy, chicanery, and deception : not honest and aboveboard : sly an underhanded attempt to gain power.
What’s another word for being underhanded?
Some common synonyms of underhanded are clandestine, covert, furtive, secret, stealthy, and surreptitious. While all these words mean “done without attracting observation,” underhanded stresses fraud or deception.
What are underhanded tactics?
If an action is underhand or if it is done in an underhand way, it is done secretly and dishonestly.
What is the antonym word for underhand?
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for underhand. openly, publicly.
How did underhand come to mean deceitful?
underhand (adv.) mid-14c., “by secret means, stealthily, in a surreptitious manner,” from under + hand (n.). Perhaps the notion is of the hand turned over (thus concealing what it holds). Compare Middle Dutch onderhanden “by degrees, slowly,” Dutch onderhandsch “secret, private.” The adjective is attested from 1540s.
How do you use underhanded in a sentence?
Underhanded sentence example
- I’m surprised at Stephen agreeing to anything so underhanded .
- An all-new revenge meter tracks underhanded tactics and leads gamers down the path to the ultimate payback.
- I ‘m surprised at Stephen agreeing to anything so underhanded .
Where does the term underhanded come from?
What is devious behavior?
adjective. If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way. [disapproval]
Is underhand a real word?
underhanded (def. 1): an underhand deal with the chief of police. with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: to bowl underhand. secretly; stealthily; slyly.
