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May 27, 2012
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un•der•hand



Pronunciation: (un'dur-hand"), [key]
—adj.
1. not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.
2. executed with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: an underhand delivery of a ball.

—adv.
1. with the hand below the level of the shoulder and the palm turned upward and forward: to bowl underhand.
2. secretly; stealthily; slyly.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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