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What is the adjective for underhanded?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb underhand which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

underhanded
  1. Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.
  2. Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.
  3. Insincere; sarcastic.
  4. Secret; surreptitious.
  5. Understaffed.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. secret, clandestine, covert, sneaky, furtive, surreptitious, underhand, private, undercover, stealthy, sneaking, underground, backstairs, stealth, sly, privy, sneak, cunning, wily, devious, dirty, hush-hush, behind-the-scenes, hugger-mugger, hole-and-corner, hidden, secretive, cloak-and-dagger, black, shifty, crafty, artful, under wraps, concealed, closet, scheming, tricky, shady, veiled, conspiratorial, guileful, calculating, foxy, slippery, under the table, shrouded, back-alley, designing, sub-rosa, under-the-table … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “The underhanded spy silently made his way through the dark corridors, careful not to make a sound or leave any trace of his presence.”
      “He always managed to deceive others with his underhanded tactics, making it impossible to trust him.”
underhand
  1. secret; clandestine
  2. (by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
  3. (in various ball games, of a ball) thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below
  4. Synonyms:
      5. dishonest, unscrupulous, crooked, deceitful, shady, unprincipled, duplicitous, dishonourable, fraudulent, treacherous, devious, tricky, shifty, guileful, crafty, deceptive, cunning, unethical, immoral, wily, bent, disreputable, dubious, artful, dirty, unfair, nefarious, scheming, designing, illegal, dodgy, criminal, cheating, calculating, unlawful, mean, conniving, sharp, shonky, snide, rogue, unsportsmanlike, insidious, low, unsporting, fast, dishonorable, fishy, unjust, snidey … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “For every public scandal or underhand attempt to cheat, someone was responsible.”
      “It was feared to be an underhand plot to ruin the whole trade.”
      “A first baseman may use an underhand throw to toss a fielded ground ball to the player covering first base.”
underhanding
  1. Devious; passive-aggressive.
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