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underhand definition

under·hand (un′dər hand′)

adjective

  1. performed with the hand below the level of the elbow or the arm below the level of the shoulder an underhand throw
  2. underhanded (sense )

adverb

  1. with an underhand motion
  2. Archaic not openly or straightforwardly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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