Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

The word "backhanded" can be used as adjective, adjective, verb and adverb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

backhanded compliment backhandedly backhandedness

Derived From

back hand

Inflected/Variant Forms

backhand

Related Terms

backhand

Related Terms

after fact back backhand backward backwards corrupt hand in advance inclining indirect insincere ironic left neglectful retrospective sarcastic self contradictory self serving slipshod

Similar Terms

indirect indirect

Synonym Network

backhand

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