Meaning of back-handed | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [C1]

Examples

“He had knocked me to the ground with one back-handed punch.”

“For the back-handed stroke, the grip is changed.”

“Axl took this as a back-handed compliment and was momentarily placated.”

“She did not write about South Africa, except in a back-handed way”

“Spiral notebooks with wire binders are also a pain in the a** (arm) because the wire coils are always on the left, so consequently left-handed people have to write with their hand resting on the wire, or in some exaggerated, contorted back-handed position.”

“A good bargain was considered equitable and fair; a back-handed cheat was beyond par.”

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