The English teacher uses subtle, backhanded compliments that undermine the non-native speakers' abilities.
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Backhanded
//ˈbækˌhændəd//
Synonyms for "backhanded" (47 found)
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11 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- заобиколен adj (Indirect; awkward)
- наклонен наляво adj (Of writing)
French
1 entries- penché à gauche adj (Of writing)
Icelandic
4 entries- bakhandar adj (With the hand turned backward)
- gerður með handarbakinu adj (With the hand turned backward)
- hallandi til vinstri adj (Of writing)
- klaufskur adj (Indirect; awkward)
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Tom backhanded me.
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The trader roars like an animal whose paw has been caught in a trap, but he hauls back his other arm and lands a backhanded blow to the side of her head that knocks her sideways onto the babushki bench.
Source: wiktionary
Some casters can do a cross-body or backhanded cast quite effectively.
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