| 单词 | underhand |
| 释义 | underhand[ uhn-der-hand ] / ˈʌn dərˌhænd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR underhand ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveexecuted with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: an underhand delivery of a ball. underhanded (def. 1): an underhand deal with the chief of police. adverbwith the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: to bowl underhand. secretly; stealthily; slyly. Origin of underhandFirst recorded before 900; 1530–40 for def. 2; Middle English adverb under honde “in one's possession, in one's charge, secretly,” Old English under hand, under hond(e) “in one's possession, in one's subjection, in one's power”; see origin at under-, hand SYNONYMS FOR underhand2 stealthy, sly, clandestine, surreptitious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR underhand ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby underhandunderground railroad, underground trolley, undergrown, undergrowth, underhair, underhand, underhand chop, underhanded, underhoused, underhung, underinsurance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for underhandBritish Dictionary definitions for underhandunderhand / (ˈʌndəˌhænd) / adjective Also: underhandedclandestine, deceptive, or secretive sport another word for underarm adverbin an underhand manner or style Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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