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adjective

Underhanded adj.

Underhand; clandestine.

Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated; obsolete in this sense, short-handed or understaffed being the preferrred term. "Norway... might defy the world,... but it is much underhanded now."

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Etymology of 'Underhanded'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Underhanded" Quotes from Famous Books

... your underhanded tricks you'll get the worst of it—just as you did up to the camp," answered Snap, ...

— Guns And Snowshoes • Captain Ralph Bonehill

... adjusting the sash of her tea-gown. "I shall see Karen. The deplorable misunderstanding of last night shall be set right. Her behaviour has been undignified and underhanded; but I misunderstood her, and, pierced to the heart by the treachery of a man I trusted, I spoke wildly, without thought. Karen will understand. ...

— Tante • Anne Douglas Sedgwick

... defendant, and which speak volumes indeed. These letters, too, bespeak the character of the man. They are not open, fervid, eloquent epistles, breathing nothing but the language of affectionate attachment. They are covert, sly, underhanded communications, but, fortunately, far more conclusive than if couched in the most glowing language and the most poetic imagery—letters that must be viewed with a cautious and suspicious eye—letters that were ...

— The American Union Speaker • John D. Philbrick

... have better reasons. First, it seemed to me that Davie had killed him. Then, when the second trial ended, I came to the conclusion—Lord help my wits—that there was some underhanded work about the succession to the property, and my doubts appeared to receive confirmation by the news of Margaret's marriage. In any case, if I turned up to give evidence, I could only have helped to hang ...

— The Stowmarket Mystery - Or, A Legacy of Hate • Louis Tracy

... without heeding the question. "I know ALL. I have for some time suspected that something underhanded was going on. Now I know what it is that has been so carefully concealed from me! I have long objected to your ...

— Wired Love - A Romance of Dots and Dashes • Ella Cheever Thayer

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