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underhand

Letters that make underhand

a, d, e, n, h, r, u are letters that make 'underhand'

Words within underhand

ER, RH, AN, Han, UN, HA, under, hand, DE, ND, Er, Nd, Rh are words within 'underhand'

underhand is a 9 letter word ending with d
underhand is a 9 letter word starting with u

4 possible definitions for 'underhand'

Underhand as "slyly and secretly"

Under this definition, underhand is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

underhandedly has the same meaning as underhand

Pertain to underhand

sneaky, underhand, underhanded pertain to 'underhand'.

Example of underhand used within this context

"Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne, "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers

Underhand as "with the hand swung below shoulder level"

Under this definition, underhand is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

underarm has the same meaning as underhand

Underhand as "with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level"

Under this definition, underhand is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

underhanded, underarm have the same meaning as 'underhand'

Antonyms

overhand, overhanded, overarm have the opposite meaning of 'underhand'

underhand as a category

'underhand' can be a category of sport, athletics.

Example of underhand used within this context

"an underhand pitch", "an underhand stroke"

Underhand as "marked by deception"

Under this definition, underhand is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sneaky, underhanded have the same meaning as 'underhand'

Derivatives of underhand

furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness, sneak are derivatives of 'underhand'.

Similar to underhand

crooked, corrupt are similar to 'underhand'.

Example of underhand used within this context

"achieved success in business only by underhand methods"