underhand
/ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌ(h)ænd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.49 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below.
adv
With an underhand movement.
verb
To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.
Example Sentences
- "Couture made straight for the refrigerator and returned with cold beer, underhanding them in turn to each of the team members, Sergeant Thi included."
- "Michael underhanded his half-dozen sticks into the audience as the stage lights went dark and house lights came up at the rear of the auditorium."
- "In that era, a pitcher's job was to initiate play by underhanding the ball to the batter in a way that would prevent hard hits but not necessarily in hopes of a strikeout."
- "The time has arrived when monkeying with the public must cease, when lying and underhanding your competitor in the baking business must be banished from the plan of business development."
- "The other was that the majority of the purchasing contracts represented “good deals” because suppliers would not wish to be caught underhanding this company due to its size and influence in the market."
- "Many have been underhanded by fate and occasionally made to ask, like I once did, if there is a God, and if there is, how could they experience His power."
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
more underhand (comparative)
most underhand (superlative)
underhands (present, singular)
underhanding (participle, present)
underhanded (participle, past)
underhanded (past)
underhands (plural)