What does "underhanding" mean?

present participle and gerund of underhand

What is a synonym for "underhanding"?

Common synonyms include: underhanded, underarm, underhandedly, amoral, artful, artful.

adj, verb

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Verb

1
present participle and gerund of underhand form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Devious; passive-aggressive.
"Maybe during the first session we can try to size up the type of anger problem she has: exploding? underhanding? somatizing?"

"Maybe during the first session we can try to size up the type of anger problem she has: exploding? underhanding? somatizing?"

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