underhand

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - adjective

1. marked by deception
- achieved success in business only by underhand methods
• Syn:
sneaky, underhanded
• Similar to:
crooked, corrupt
• Derivationally related forms:
sneak (for: sneaky), sneakiness (for: sneaky)
2. with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
- an underhand pitch
- an underhand stroke
• Syn:
underhanded, underarm
• Ant:
overhand
• Topics:
sport, athletics

II - adverb

1. slyly and secretly
- "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne
- "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers
• Syn:
underhandedly
• Derived from adjective:
underhand (for: underhandedly)
2. with the hand swung below shoulder level
- throwing a ball underarm
• Syn:
underarm

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sneaky, underhanded, underarm, underhandedly
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  overhand, overhanded, overarm