adj. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.adj. Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than the elbow.ad. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly; dishonorably.ad. 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.