Synonyms for backhanded
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bak-han-did |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbækˌhæn dɪd |
Définition of backhanded
Origin :- as a tennis stroke, 1650s, from back (adv.) + hand. As a verb, by 1935. The figurative adjectival sense of "indirect" is from c.1800. Related: Backhanded; backhanding.
- adj underhanded
- “I sympathize with you,” he said by way of backhanded congratulation.
- Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
- Whatever this might mean, it was, at best, a backhanded compliment to Hartigan.
- Extract from : « The Preacher of Cedar Mountain » by Ernest Thompson Seton
- Glyddyr turned upon him, and made a backhanded blow at his face.
- Extract from : « King of the Castle » by George Manville Fenn
- A backhanded compliment of the acutest nature is credited to Lincoln as a lawyer and gentleman.
- Extract from : « The Lincoln Story Book » by Henry L. Williams
- Lake slapped him across the mouth with a backhanded blow that snapped his head back on his shoulders and split his lip.
- Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
- Mr. Hethcote declined to be reminded of his duties as a middle-aged gentleman in this backhanded manner.
- Extract from : « The Fallen Leaves » by Wilkie Collins
- She caught hold of his arm, but Jim, still kneeling on his wife, gave Polly a backhanded blow which sent her staggering back.
- Extract from : « Liza of Lambeth » by W. Somerset Maugham
- It is no backhanded compliment to say that he has never improved upon the profusion or the quaintness of its humor.
- Extract from : « Little Pilgrimages Among the Men Who Have Written Famous Books » by E. F. (Edward Francis) Harkins
- When Clare stooped to ask what he should do for him, he struck him a backhanded blow on the face that knocked him over.
- Extract from : « A Rough Shaking » by George MacDonald
- With a muted roar, Adam swept his powerful arm in a backhanded arc that caught Brute full on the side of his head.
- Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
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