backhanded (redirected from backhandedly)

back·hand·ed  (bkhndd)

adj.

1. Sports Made with or using a backhand: a backhanded shot into the opponent's court.

2. Oblique or roundabout: a backhanded compliment.

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backhanded·ly adv.

backhanded·ness n.

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backhanded [ˌbækˈhændɪd]

adj

1. (of a blow, shot, stroke, etc.) performed with the arm moving across the body

2. double-edged; equivocal a backhanded compliment

3. (of handwriting) slanting to the left

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Knots) (of a rope) twisted in the opposite way from the normal right-handed direction

adv

in a backhanded manner

backhandedly  adv

backhandedness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	backhanded - (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke backhand
	2.	backhanded - roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal" indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"

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backhanded

adjective

1. ambiguous, ironic, indirect, sarcastic, oblique, sardonic, double-edged, equivocal, with tongue in cheek a backhanded compliment

2. indirect, rambling, roundabout, meandering, devious, oblique, circuitous, circumlocutory, periphrastic In a backhanded way, he raises yet another objection.

Translations

backhanded [ˈbækˈhændɪd] ADJ

1. [blow] → de revés

2. (fig) [compliment] → ambiguo, equívoco

backhanded [ˌbækˈhændɪd] adj [remark] → à double tranchant; [compliment] → à double tranchant, faux*(fausse)

backhanded [ˌbækˈhændɪd] adj (blow) → con il dorso della mano (Tennis) (stroke) → di rovescio
backhanded compliment → complimento ambiguo