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Meanings of underhand in inglês

Marked by deception.

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With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level.

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Examples for "underarm"
Examples for "underarm"
1
However, players can only hit the ball underarm with a closed palm.
Radio NZ
2
A sword had stabbed him in the underarm joint of his armor.
The red queen
3
Her right arm was crooked above her head, revealing her underarm hair.
Magic seeds
4
Serving underarm and arguing with fans is never a good idea.
The Guardian
5
It's been thirty five years since the infamous underarm bowling incident of 1981.
Radio NZ

Slyly and secretly.

Usage of underhand in inglês
1
I took his underhand air for a priestly air; I did wrong.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
2
I do not believe in any underhand work, was the ready answer.
Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
3
There would be plenty of time for practicing with the underhand toss.
Quest for honour
4
Well, he would speak plainly; there had been too much underhand doing.
Beyond
5
But this underhand conduct of the emperor only showed his own weakness.
History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 11 (o...
6
There was not the slightest hint of underhand activities or shady deals.
Faerie Wars
7
If Lord Bath has dealt with the Prince, it has been underhand.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
8
It did seem a little underhand, this was all that troubled her.
The Pleasant Street Partnership: A Neighborhood Story
9
Such underhand satisfaction even a slave may permit himself towards his master.
Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland
10
I hate to do anything that looks underhand, but he puzzles me.
A Splendid Hazard
11
I would not for worlds see her led to do anything underhand.'
Dynevor Terrace; Or, The Clue of Life — Volume 2
12
It's a sneaking, underhand method, and the sooner it's exposed the better.
Literary Lapses
13
No one can have a greater contempt than she for anything underhand.'
Heartsease; Or, The Brother's Wife
14
You wilful, wicked, underhand little vixen, what will your Aunt Bridget say?
The Woman Thou Gavest Me; Being the Story of Mary O'Neill
15
Two main claims of corruption and underhand dealing have currently embattled the EFF.
The South African
16
Principal Robin Staples said the process of granting the application had been underhand.
Radio NZ
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common