Definition of underhand Underhand
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We found 11 definitions of underhand from 4 different sources.
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What does underhand mean?
WordNet
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| underhand - with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" | ||
| underhanded, underarm | ||
| athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | ||
| underhand - marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" | ||
| sneaky, underhanded | ||
| corrupt, crooked lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- underhand (a.)
Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent. - underhand (a.)
Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow. - underhand (adv.)
By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly. - underhand (adv.)
In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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underhand
un-dėr-hand′, adj. and adv. secretly: by secret means: by fraud: in cricket, delivered with the hand underneath—opp. to Over-arm and Round-arm.—adj. Underhan′ded, clandestinely carried on: short-handed.—adv. Underhan′dedly.—n. Underhan′dedness
