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What does backhanded mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word backhanded? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  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. (of writing) inclining to the left
  7. Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
  8. Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
Verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of backhand
Adverb
  1. In a backhanded manner.
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