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adjDefinition of UNDERHANDED
: marked by secrecy, chicanery, and deception : not honest and aboveboard : sly <an underhanded attempt to gain power>
— un·der·hand·ed·ly adverb
— un·der·hand·ed·ness noun
See Examples of UNDERHANDED
- <the commercial is a part of an underhanded PR campaign to whitewash the company's environmental record>
- <an underhanded attempt at infiltrating the other party's headquarters>
First Known Use of UNDERHANDED
1853
Related to UNDERHANDED
Synonyms: bent [chiefly British], crooked, deceptive, double-dealing, duplicitous, fast, fraudulent, guileful, rogue, shady, sharp, shifty, underhand, dishonest
Related Words: unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous; deceitful, deceiving, deluding, delusive, delusory, false; artful, beguiling, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, foxy, slick, sly, subtle, wily; defrauding, devious, furtive, slippery, sneaking, sneaky, trickish, tricky; insidious, perfidious, treacherous
Near Antonyms: conscientious, decent, ethical, honorable, just, scrupulous, upright; forthright, straightforward
See Synonym Discussion at secret
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