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underhand

adjective
🔊/ˌʌndəˈhænd/
🔊/ˌʌndərˈhænd/
(also less frequent underhanded
🔊/ˌʌndəˈhændɪd/
🔊/ˌʌndərˈhændɪd/
)
(disapproving)
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  1. secret and dishonest秘密的；阴险的；狡诈的；卑鄙的
    • I would never have expected her to behave in such an underhand way.我从未想到她的行为竟如此阴险。🔊🔊
    • I promise you there’s nothing underhand about this agreement.我向你保证，这项协议绝对是光明正大的。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnderhand is used with these nouns:
    • dealings
    • tactic
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    Word OriginOld English in the sense ‘in or into subjection, under control’ (see under-, hand).