1. (adj) underhand, underhanded, underarm
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
"an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
2. (adverb) sneaky, underhand, underhanded
marked by deception
"achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
3. (adverb) underhandedly, underhand
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. (adverb) underarm, underhand
with the hand swung below shoulder level
"throwing a ball underarm"
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