Backhanded

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Sports Made with or using a backhand: a backhanded shot into the opponent's court.
  • adj. Oblique or roundabout: a backhanded compliment.
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  • adj. With the hand turned backward.
  • adj. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic.
  • adj. Turned back
  • adj. inclining to the left
  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of backhand.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. With the hand turned backward.
  • adj. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic.
  • adj. Turned back, or inclining to the left.
  • adjective-and-adverb. Stroked with a backhand{2}.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • With the back of the hand: as, a backhanded blow.
  • Done or effected with the hand turned backward, crosswise, or in any oblique direction; marked by a backward slope, direction, or effect: as, backhanded writing; a backhanded stroke in sword-play or lawn-tennis.
  • Figuratively, oblique in meaning; indirect; equivocal; ambiguous; sarcastic: as, a backhanded compliment.
  • Twisted in the opposite way from the usual method: said of a rope.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
  • adj. roundabout or ambiguous
    • Equivalent
    indirect   
    Cross Reference
    backhand   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    indirect    awkward    insincere    sarcastic   
    Verb Stem
    backhand   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    backhand    double-handed    roundhouse    overhand    well-aimed   
     
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