underhand

Meanings

• with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
  • "an underhand pitch"
  • "an underhand stroke"
• marked by deception
  • "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
• slyly and secretly; - John Donne; - C.G.Bowers
  • "Mean revenge, committed underhand"
  • "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"
• with the hand swung below shoulder level

Synonyms

sneaky, underarm, underhanded, underhandedly