Underhandedly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an underhanded manner.

    "Because that democratic process did not initially support one of Hutchinson's choices of candidates, he points the finger at "leadership" and implies that things were underhandedly rigged from the start."

Adverb
  1. 1
    slyly and secretly wordnet

Example

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"Because that democratic process did not initially support one of Hutchinson's choices of candidates, he points the finger at "leadership" and implies that things were underhandedly rigged from the start."

Etymology

From underhanded + -ly.

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