with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; an underhand pitch; an underhand stroke

[ Syn: underhanded , underarm ]

slyly and secretly; Mean revenge, committed underhand- John Donne; oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies- C.G.Bowers

[ Syn: underhandedly , underhandedly , underhandedly , underhandedly , underhandedly , underhandedly , underhandedly , underhandedly ]

with the hand swung below shoulder level; throwing a ball underarm

[ Syn: underarm , underarm , underarm , underarm , underarm , underarm , underarm , underarm ]

marked by deception; achieved success in business only by underhand methods

[ Syn: sneaky , underhanded ]