In softball, the ball is pitched underhand.
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Underhand
//ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌ(h)ænd//
Synonyms for "underhand" (90 found)
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25 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- коварен adj (dishonest and sneaky)
- непочтен adj (dishonest and sneaky)
- коварно adv (in a dishonest and sneaky manner)
- подмолно adv (in a dishonest and sneaky manner)
Catalan
1 entries- de sotamà adv (in a dishonest and sneaky manner)
Dutch
1 entries- achterbaks adj (dishonest and sneaky)
Finnish
2 entries- salakähmäinen adj (dishonest and sneaky)
- salakähmäisesti adv (in a dishonest and sneaky manner)
French
1 entries- sournois adj (dishonest and sneaky)
German
2 entries- heimlich adj (dishonest and sneaky)
- hinterhältig adj (dishonest and sneaky)
Italian
4 entries- sfuggente adj (dishonest and sneaky)
- subdolo adj (dishonest and sneaky)
- viscido adj (dishonest and sneaky)
- sottobanco adv (in a dishonest and sneaky manner)
Māori
1 entries- tītipa adj (dishonest and sneaky)
Russian
3 entries- вороватый adj (dishonest and sneaky)
- тихой сапой adv (in a dishonest and sneaky manner)
- украдкой adv (in a dishonest and sneaky manner)
Spanish
1 entries- solapado adj (dishonest and sneaky)
Welsh
4 entries- dan din adj (dishonest and sneaky)
- llechwraidd adj (dishonest and sneaky)
- dan din adv (in a dishonest and sneaky manner)
- yn llechwraidd adv (in a dishonest and sneaky manner)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In the trade this is generally regarded as a nasty underhand jab at the British cigar industry.
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Couture made straight for the refrigerator and returned with cold beer, underhanding them in turn to each of the team members, Sergeant Thi included.
Source: wiktionary
Michael underhanded his half-dozen sticks into the audience as the stage lights went dark and house lights came up at the rear of the auditorium.
Source: wiktionary
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