backhanded

Meaning

Adj

1. With the back of the hand.
2. Involving a backward flip of the hand.
3. Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
4. Indirect.
5. Backwards, turned around.
6. inclining to the left
7. Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
8. Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.

Verb

simple past and past participle of backhand

Adv

In a backhanded manner.

backhand

• Noun
• Verb
• Adj

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Synonyms

backhand

circuitous

equivocal

indirect

inexplicit

insincere

left-handed

lip

mediate

pseudo

roundabout

unfelt

vicarious

ambiguous

ambagious

Translations

ambiguo

samimi olmayan

unecht

ambigu

de mauvaise foi

équivoque

stereotipato

gemaakt

indireto

insincero

ikiyüzlü

iki yüzlü

sadakatsiz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbækˌhændəd/

Etymology

From back + hand + -ed.