underhand
a . 秘密的,下投的,欺瞒的
秘密的,下投的,欺瞒的
underhand adv 1 :
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 [
synonym : {
underhandedly },
{
underhand }]
2 :
with the hand swung below shoulder level ; "
throwing a ball underarm " [
synonym : {
underarm }, {
underhand }]
adj 1 :
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level ; "
an underhand pitch "; "
an underhand stroke " [
synonym :
{
underhand }, {
underhanded }, {
underarm }] [
ant : {
overarm },
{
overhand }, {
overhanded }]
2 :
marked by deception ; "
achieved success in business only by underhand methods " [
synonym : {
sneaky }, {
underhand },
{
underhanded }]
Underhand \
Un "
der *
hand `\ ([
u ^]
n "
d [~
e ]
r *
h [
a ^]
nd `),
a .
1 .
Secret ;
clandestine ;
hence ,
mean ;
unfair ;
fraudulent .
--
Addison .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Baseball ,
Cricket ,
etc .)
Done ,
as pitching ,
with the hand lower than the shoulder ,
or ,
as bowling ,
with the hand lower than the elbow .
[
1913 Webster ]
Underhand \
Un "
der *
hand `\ ([
u ^]
n "
d [~
e ]
r *
h [
a ^]
nd `),
adv .
1 .
By secret means ;
in a clandestine manner ;
hence ,
by fraud ;
unfairly ;
dishonorably .
[
1913 Webster ]
Such mean revenge ,
committed underhand . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet ,
underhand ,
with meal for their maintenance . --
Sir W .
Scott .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
In modern usage ,
the sense is usually negative .
[
PJC ]
2 . (
Baseball ,
Cricket ,
etc .)
In an underhand manner ;
thrown with the hand no higher than the shoulder and the palm turned upward during part of the pitch ; --
said of pitching or bowling a ball .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "
underhand ":
crafty ,
crooked ,
cunning ,
deceitful ,
devious ,
dishonest ,
duplicitous ,
furtive ,
guileful ,
hangdog ,
indirect ,
insidious ,
oblique ,
shifty ,
sly ,
sneaking ,
sneaky ,
tricky ,
underhanded ,
wily
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