单词 | back-handedly |
释义 | > as lemmasback-ˈhandedly back-ˈhandedly adv. in an indirect or back-handed manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > crookedness > [adverb] crookedlyc1374 undirectly1535 indirectly1580 obliquely1601 fishily1851 back-handedly1859 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adverb] > not in straightforward manner undirectly1535 indirectly1580 obliquely1601 crookedlya1639 back-handedly1859 1859 in J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. 1889 Cent. Dict. Backhandedly, with the hand directed backward: as, to strike back-handedly. 1957 K. A. Wittfogel Oriental Despotism ix. 386 He backhandedly admitted that his statement did not include the ‘barbarian’ world of Oriental despotism. < as lemmas |
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