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单词 underhandedness
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Definition of underhandedness in English:

underhandedness

nounʌndəˈhandɪdnəsˌəndərˈhandədnəs
mass noun
  • Secretive or dishonest behaviour.

    he rules with a combination of threats and underhandedness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Commission's reforms were shot through with serpentine underhandedness.
    • That's all Mayo were trying to do and for their efforts to be upfront they met only with underhandedness.
    • I'm not going to permit this sort of underhandedness or distortion to prevent me from doing a job in the service of the Tasmanian people.
    • It is the sneakiness and underhandedness that has disappointed me.
    • The problem is not with the underhandedness of a given lobby group, the problem is with the system that allows financial might to dominate the decision-making process.
    • The aim of the government's underhandedness was to make the deal look like the property of 'the People'.
    • Intriguing how a simple answer to a question by a reporter could distract people from the true underhandedness taking place right under their noses.
    • She always acts above board, never resorting to underhandedness.
    • The woman had depths of underhandedness he was only beginning to comprehend.
    • You think that infighting, back-stabbing and underhandedness were only confined to Republicans and Democrats?
 
 

Definition of underhandedness in US English:

underhandedness

nounˌəndərˈhandədnəs
  • Secretive or dishonest behavior.

    he rules with a combination of threats and underhandedness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The problem is not with the underhandedness of a given lobby group, the problem is with the system that allows financial might to dominate the decision-making process.
    • You think that infighting, back-stabbing and underhandedness were only confined to Republicans and Democrats?
    • It is the sneakiness and underhandedness that has disappointed me.
    • The aim of the government's underhandedness was to make the deal look like the property of 'the People'.
    • That's all Mayo were trying to do and for their efforts to be upfront they met only with underhandedness.
    • The Commission's reforms were shot through with serpentine underhandedness.
    • I'm not going to permit this sort of underhandedness or distortion to prevent me from doing a job in the service of the Tasmanian people.
    • She always acts above board, never resorting to underhandedness.
    • The woman had depths of underhandedness he was only beginning to comprehend.
    • Intriguing how a simple answer to a question by a reporter could distract people from the true underhandedness taking place right under their noses.
 
 
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