underhand

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Definitions

Adjective
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"
Adjective Satellite
marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
Adverb
slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers
Adverb
with the hand swung below shoulder level; "throwing a ball underarm"