underhand

Definition

  • adjective: made with the hand brought forward and upward from below the shoulder
  • adverb: in a clandestine manner
  • synonyms: clandestine, crafty, crooked

Examples

  • an 'underhand' [=('US') 'underhanded', ('Brit') 'underarm'] throw

  • Throw the ball 'underhand'.

  • an 'underhand' deal/tactic

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You think he could have made the wound that killed his father? No. Not with the experience he got all his life handling these things. - I feel he'd have gone for him underhand. - How do you know? - Were you there when he was killed? - No. Neither was anybody else. What are you giving us this (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men
  • (..) I guess you try to forget. - How do you use a switchblade? - Well, you'd never use it like this. See, you'd lose too much time switching hands. Here's how. Underhand. Anyone who's ever used one wouldn't handle it any other way. - Are you sure? - I'm sure. - It's why they're made to open like that. (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men