Definitions for underhand
ˈʌn dərˌhændun·der·hand

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. underhand, underhanded, underarmadjective

   with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

   "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"

2. sneaky, underhand, underhandedadverb

   marked by deception

   "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"

3. underhandedly, underhandadverb

   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

4. underarm, underhandadverb

   with the hand swung below shoulder level

   "throwing a ball underarm"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. underhandadverb

   with an underhand movement

2. underhandadverb

   in a sly, sneaky or secret manner

3. underhandadjective

   dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner

4. underhandadjective

   (in various ball games, of a ball) thrown etc with the hand brought forward and up from below

5. Etymology: under hand

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Underhandadjective

   Secret; clandestine; sly.

   I had notice of my brother’s purpose, and have, by underhand means, laboured to dissuade him. William Shakespeare.

   I should take it as a very great favour from some of my underhand detractors, if they would break all measures with me. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 262.

2. Underhandadverb

   Etymology: under and hand.

   1. By means not apparent; secretly.

   These multiplied petitions of worldly things in prayer, have, besides their direct use, a service, whereby the church underhand, through a kind of heavenly fraud, taketh therewith the souls of men, as with certain baits. Richard Hooker.

   2. Clandestinely; with fraudulent secrecy.

   She underhand dealt with the principal men of that country, that they should persuade the king to make Plangus his associate. Philip Sidney.

   They, by their precedents of wit,
   T’ out-fast, out-loiter, and out-sit,
   Can order matters underhand,
   To put all business to a stand. Hudibras.

   It looks, as if I had desired him underhand to write so ill against me; but I have not brib’d him to do me this service. Dryden.

   Such mean revenge, committed underhand,
   Has ruin’d many an acre of good land. John Dryden.

   Wood is still working underhand to force his halfpence upon us. Jonathan Swift.

   I’ll hasten to my Roman soldiers,
   Inflame the mutiny, and underhand
   Blow up their discontents. Joseph Addison, Cato.

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1. underhand

   Underhand generally refers to an action or behavior that is marked by deceit, dishonesty, or secrecy. It can also describe a particular way of throwing or serving in sports, done with an upward swing of the hand.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Underhandadjective

   secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent

2. Underhandadjective

   done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow

3. Underhandadverb

   by secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly

4. Underhandadverb

   in an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Underhand

   un-dėr-hand′, adj. and adv. secretly: by secret means: by fraud: in cricket, delivered with the hand underneath—opp. to Over-arm and Round-arm.—adj. Underhan′ded, clandestinely carried on: short-handed.—adv. Underhan′dedly.—n. Underhan′dedness.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of underhand in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of underhand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=underhand
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Underhand
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=underhand
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underhand
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=underhand