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Meaning of underhander | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A ball thrown or bowled underhand.
  2. One who throws or bowls a ball underhand.
  3. One whose personality inclines toward taking revenge by underhand means.

Examples

“Not that the fast underhanders which were bowled before this innovation could be treated with indifference.”
“He was a good pitcher, an underhander with good control.”
“Then there are the underhanders, who seldom take responsibility for their anger but try to place the anger in hurtful ways on others. Sarcasm, lack of punctuality, pouting, sexual acting out, and academic underachieving are examples of this underhanded anger.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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