backhanded.
With the back of the hand.
Meaning & usage
With the back of the hand.
Involving a backward flip of the hand.
Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
Indirect.
Backwards, turned around.
inclining to the left
Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.
Where this word comes from
From back + hand + -ed.
In a backhanded manner.
Where this word comes from
From back + hand + -ed.
simple past and past participle of backhand
Where this word comes from
From back + hand + -ed.
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