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Underhand
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Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent. Addison.
2. Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adverb (adv.)
1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly. Such mean revenge, committed underhand. Dryden. Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance. Sir W. Scott.
2. In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.