Backhanded

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  • adjective. Made with or using a backhand.
  • adjective. Oblique or roundabout.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • With the back of the hand: as, a backhanded blow.
  • Done or effected with the hand turned backward, crosswise, or in any oblique direction; marked by a backward slope, direction, or effect: as, backhanded writing; a backhanded stroke in sword-play or lawn-tennis.
  • Figuratively, oblique in meaning; indirect; equivocal; ambiguous; sarcastic: as, a backhanded compliment.
  • Twisted in the opposite way from the usual method: said of a rope.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. With the hand turned backward.
  • adjective. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic.
  • adjective. Turned back, or inclining to the left.
  • Stroked with a backhand{2}.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. With the hand turned backward.
  • adjective. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic.
  • adjective. Turned back
  • adjective. inclining to the left
  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of backhand.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
  • adjective. roundabout or ambiguous
    • Word Usage
    "MATALIN: That's what we call a backhanded compliment, Lou."
    cross-reference
    backhand  
    Equivalent
    indirect  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    backhand  backward  comradely  dismissive  double-handed  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    O-shaped  abusive  ambagious  atrocious  awkward  
    verb-stem
    backhand  
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