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- Dictionaryunderhandedness/ʌndəˈhandɪdnəs/
noun
- 1. secretive or dishonest behaviour: "he rules with a combination of threats and underhandedness"
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underhandedness noun. Synonyms. Adjective. bent [ chiefly British] crooked. deceptive. dishonest. double-dealing. duplicitous. fast. fraudulent. guileful. rogue.
adjective. us / ˌʌn·dərˈhæn·dəd / (also underhand, us / ˈʌn·dərˌhænd /) Add to word list. 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.
Synonyms for UNDERHANDEDNESS: treachery, deviousness, skullduggery, sneakiness, shrewdness, slyness, subterfuge, chicanery; Antonyms of UNDERHANDEDNESS: sincerity, forthrightness, ingenuousness, artlessness, guilelessness, directness, openness, candor.
UNDERHAND definition: 1. done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage: 2. (done by) moving…. Learn more.
adjective. us / ˌʌn·dərˈhæn·dəd / (also underhand, us / ˈʌn·dərˌhænd /) Add to word list. 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.
Define underhandedness. underhandedness synonyms, underhandedness pronunciation, underhandedness translation, English dictionary definition of underhandedness. adj. 1. Acting or done in a deceptive, secret, or sly manner; dishonest and sneaky. See Synonyms at secret. 2. Underhand: an underhanded toss. adv. 1.
adjective. not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: The firm's underhanded tactics and misrepresentation of data has created uncertainty and confusion. underhand ( def 1 ): The pitcher made an underhanded throw to first base. short-handed: By the time of the Navy game, Army usually finds itself underhanded. underhanded.
