underhanded
Meanings
Plural: the underhanded
Adjective Satellite
- marked by deception
Adjective
- with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
Adj
- Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.
- Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.
- Insincere; sarcastic.
- Secret; surreptitious.
- Understaffed.
Adv
- In an underhanded manner.
Verb
- simple past and past participle of underhand
Noun
- Devious people, collectively.
Origin / Etymology
From under- + handed.
Synonyms
backhanded, sneaky, underarm, underhand, underhandedly, understaffed
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
underhanded is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordunderhanded is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
underhanded is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
underhanded is a valid Words With Friends word