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backhanded
adjective back·hand·ed \ˈbak-ˈhan-dəd\
: not direct or sincere
sports : using or done with a backhand
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First Known Use of BACKHANDED
1800
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- artificial, insincere, counterfeit, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, Janus-faced, jive [slang], left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, Pecksniffian, phony (also phoney), phony-baloney (or phoney-baloney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous
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backhanded
adjective back·hand·ed \ˈbak-ˌhan-dəd\
Definition of BACKHANDED for Kids
1
: using or done with a backhand <a backhanded catch>
2
: not sincere <backhanded praise>
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