underhand
/ˌʌndəˈhænd/ adjective UK (US also underhanded)Definition
› done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage: This is an underhand attempt to resume commercial whaling. Insurers have been accused of using underhand tactics to reduce the amount of compensation paid to homeowners who have been missold a mortgage endowment policy. underhanded methods/tactics
(Definition of underhand adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
Our dictionaries
Browse the Thesaurus
Browse the Dictionary
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
