underhandedly adv

underhandedly adv
"I usually pitch for my softball team," Tom said underhandedly.

English expressions. 2014.

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  • Underhandedly — Un der*hand ed*ly, adv. In an underhand manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • underhandedly — adv. clandestinely, deceitfully, dubiously, slyly, cunningly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • underhand adv — underhandedly adv …   English expressions

  • underhanded — underhandedly, adv. underhandedness, n. /un deuhr han did/, adj. 1. underhand. 2. short handed: By the time of the Navy game, Army usually finds itself underhanded. [1800 10; UNDER + HANDED] * * * …   Universalium

  • underhanded — [un΄dər han′did] adj. 1. not open or straightforward; secret, sly, deceitful, etc. 2. SHORT HANDED SYN. SECRET underhandedly adv. underhandedness n …   English World dictionary

  • privately — adv 1. in private, alone, individually, personally, separately, exclusively; confidentially, off the record, unofficially; secretly, sub rosa, behind closed doors, off camera, out of public view, behind the scenes; secludedly, seclusively, in… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • secretly — adv clandestinely, covertly, furtively, surreptitiously, slyly, on the sly, on the Q.T., behind one s back, stealthily, sneakily, underhandedly; mysteriously, cryptically, enigmatically; privately, confidentially, intimately …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • sub rosa — adv confidentially, in confidence, just between you and me, just between the two of us, just between you and me and the lamppost, entre nous, Latin, inter nos; off the record, unofficially; secretly, in secret, softly, sotto voce, in a whispered… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • surreptitiously — adv 1. clandestinely, covertly, under cover, stealthily, under the table or counter; collu sively, conspiratorily, furtively, underhandedly, sneak ily, craftily, cunningly, slyly, on the sly, behind one s back, behind the scenes; unethically,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • underground — adv 1. subterraneously, subterraneanly, by or through a tunnel or underpass, by subway or the metro; under or in the ground, in a cave. 2. secretly, in secret, privately, in private, in a hush hush manner, sub rosa, out of view, behind closed… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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