underhand : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: underhand	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for underhand
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
underhand adv slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers Synonym(s): underhandedly, underhand with the hand swung below shoulder level; "throwing a ball underarm" Synonym(s): underarm, underhand adj with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" Synonym(s): underhand, underhanded, underarm Antonym(s): overarm, overhand, overhanded marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" Synonym(s): sneaky, underhand, underhanded
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Underhand \Un"der*hand`\, a. 1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent. --Addison. 2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Underhand \Un"derhand`\, 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. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) In an underhand* manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.