What does underhand mean?
Definitions for underhand
ˈʌn dərˌhændun·der·hand
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Princeton's WordNet
underhand, underhanded, underarmadjective
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
"an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
sneaky, underhand, underhandedadverb
marked by deception
"achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
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
underarm, underhandadverb
with the hand swung below shoulder level
"throwing a ball underarm"
Wiktionary
underhandadverb
with an underhand movement
underhandadverb
in a sly, sneaky or secret manner
underhandadjective
dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
underhandadjective
(in various ball games, of a ball) thrown etc with the hand brought forward and up from below
Etymology: under hand
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Underhandadverb
Etymology: under and hand.
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.
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Underhandadjective
secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent
Underhandadjective
done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow
Underhandadverb
by secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly
Underhandadverb
in an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of underhand in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of underhand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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