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Definition of underhanded adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

underhanded

adjective

NAmE//ˌʌndərˈhændəd//

(less frequent underhand

) (disapproving)

secret and dishonest I would never have expected her to behave in such an underhanded way. I promise you there's nothing underhanded about this agreement.

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