| 词汇 | underhanded |
| 释义 | underhanded adjective mainly USdisapprovingus/ˌʌn.dɚˈhæn.dɪd/uk /ˌʌn.dəˈhæn.dɪd/(UK usuallyunderhand) done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage: What really made her mad was the dirty, underhanded way they had tricked her. Sly & devious artful artfully artfulness backdoor calculating cunningly devious deviously deviousness disingenuous guile guileful guilefully legerdemain Machiavellian tricksy tricky underhand weaselly wily You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Dishonest underhanded | American Dictionaryunderhanded adjective us/ˌʌn·dərˈhæn·dəd/(alsounderhand, us/ˈʌn·dərˌhænd/) done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage: Shareholders sued the company, alleging an underhanded attempt to deprive them of their rights. underhanded | Business Englishunderhanded adjective USuk /ˌʌndəˈhændɪd/us → underhand Examples of underhandedunderhanded The elites were and still are the masters of underhanded affairs rather than public policy. Instead, he took a most tortuous and almost underhanded course. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would refuse to stoop to anything of an underhanded character, and they have the complete confidence of those engaged in the factories. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole exercise is underhanded, and the clause should be thrown out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a dirty, underhanded, and treacherous business, not forgetting some concerned in it are in high positions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an underhanded method of putting them in chains again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understood him to say that there was something underhanded about these sales. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, they will be seeking underhanded ways of once again getting out of their obligations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Presumably those authorities which have already added it by underhanded means, so to speak, will be able to remove it, if they wish, on a democratic basis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Pitchers were prohibited from throwing overhand they were only permitted to throw underhanded or sidearmed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite her underhanded tactics, she also proved herself to be a good technical wrestler. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is possible to throw an underhanded pitch in this game up to 120 km/h. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Darts may be thrown overhanded, underhanded or both depending on league rules. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Often resorts to cheating and other underhanded tricks in order to win. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although "rudos" often resort to using underhanded tactics, they are still expected to live up to a "luchador" code of honor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of underhanded These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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