Underhanded

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  • adj. Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.
  • adj. Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Underhand; clandestine.
  • adj. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated; obsolete in this sense, short-handed or understaffed being the preferrred term.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Underhand.
  • Not having an adequate supply of hands; short-handed; sparsely peopled.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
  • adj. marked by deception
  • Equivalent
    crooked    corrupt   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    underhand    clandestine    hidden    deceitful    stealthy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    banded    branded    candid    commanded    demanded    disbanded    evenhanded    expanded    handed    landed   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sneaky    unethical    knavish    devious    underhand    manipulative    amoral    discreditable    dishonorable    dishonest