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English Dictionary: backhanded	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for backhanded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
backhanded adj (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke Synonym(s): backhand(a), backhanded Antonym(s): forehand(a), forehanded roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Backhanded \Back"hand`ed\, a. 1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow. 2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment. 3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, a backhanded letters.