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backhanded
(encz) | backhanded,dvojsmyslný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Backhanded
(gcide) | Backhanded \Back"hand`ed\, a.
1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.
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2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded
compliment.
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3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded
letters.
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backhanded
(gcide) | backhanded \back"hand`ed\, a. & adv. (Sport)
Stroked with a backhand[2]; as, a backhanded drive.
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backhanded
(wn) | backhanded
adj 1: (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of
hand facing direction of stroke [syn: backhand(a),
backhanded] [ant: forehand(a), forehanded]
2: roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted
to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded
and dishonest way of reaching his goal" |
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Backhanded
(gcide) | Backhanded \Back"hand`ed\, a.
1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.
[1913 Webster]
2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded
compliment.
[1913 Webster]
3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded
letters.
[1913 Webster]backhanded \back"hand`ed\, a. & adv. (Sport)
Stroked with a backhand[2]; as, a backhanded drive.
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Backhandedness
(gcide) | Backhandedness \Back"hand`ed*ness\, n.
State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or
indirect methods.
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