📖 Definitions of "Underhandedness"
noun
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The characteristic of being underhanded.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| under-handednessnoun | Alternative form of underhandedness. [The characteristic of being underhanded.] |
| underhandnessnoun | (rare) The state or condition of being underhand; underhandedness. |
| underhandernoun | One who throws or bowls a ball underhand. |
| sneakingnessnoun | sneaking or underhand behaviour; cowardly concealment |
| underhand | (by extension) Dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner. |
| underdealingnoun | Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; trickery. |
| trickerynoun | (countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior. |
| backhandednessnoun | Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm. |
| skulduggerynoun | (uncountable) Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour. |
| knaverynoun | An unprincipled action; deceit. |
| schemingnoun | The activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans. |
| subterfugenoun | (uncountable) Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity. |
| sneakerynoun | Involving or characteristic of sneakers. |
| stealthnoun | (uncountable) The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others. |
| chicanerynoun | (uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge. |
| low blownoun | (figurative, by extension) Any attack that is considered unfair or unscrupulous. |
| double-handednessnoun | Ambidexterity |
| artificenoun | A crafty but underhanded deception. |
| sneakingverb | Secret or underhand; not openly avowed. |
| dirty tricknoun | (in the plural) Unethical or illegal tactics used against an opponent. |
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