Definition of underhand

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Underhand (adv.) By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly..

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Underboard :: Underboard (adv.) Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under Aboveboard..
Deceit :: Deceit (n.) Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud another. When injury is thereby effected, an action of deceit, as it called, lies for compensation..
Juggling :: Juggling (n.) Jugglery; underhand practice.
Underhand :: Underhand (adv.) In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.
Underhand :: Underhand (a.) Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent..
Under-arm :: Under-arm (a.) Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm..
Clandestine :: Clandestine (a.) Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage..
Underdealing :: Underdealing (n.) Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice; trickery..
Oblique :: Oblique (a.) Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister..
Jobbery :: "Jobbery (n.) Underhand management; official corruption; as, municipal jobbery..
Underhanded :: Underhanded (a.) Underhand; clandestine.
Sneaking :: Sneaking (a.) Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching.
Underhand :: Underhand (a.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow..
Underhanded :: Underhanded (a.) Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated.
Underhandedly :: Underhandedly (adv.) In an underhand manner.
Undermine :: Undermine (v. t.) Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state..
Trinkle :: Trinkle (v. i.) To act secretly, or in an underhand way; to tamper..
Underhand :: Underhand (adv.) By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly..
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