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backhanded

[ bak-han-did ]

adjective

  1. performed with the hand turned backward, crosswise, or in any oblique direction so that the palm of the hand faces in the direction of the body and the back of the hand faces in the direction of forward movement.
  2. sloping in a downward direction from left to right:

    backhanded writing.

  3. oblique or ambiguous in meaning; indirect; insincere or malicious; wry:

    backhanded methods; a backhanded compliment.

  4. Ropemaking. noting a rope in which the yarns and the strands are laid in the same direction, the rope itself being laid in the opposite direction.


adverb

  1. with the hand across the body; backhand:

    He caught the ball backhanded.

backhanded

/ ËŒ²úæ°ìˈ³óæ²Ô»åɪ»å /

adjective

  1. (of a blow, shot, stroke, etc) performed with the arm moving across the body
  2. double-edged; equivocal

    a backhanded compliment

  3. (of handwriting) slanting to the left
  4. (of a rope) twisted in the opposite way to the normal right-handed direction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in a backhanded manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²ú²¹³¦°ìˈ³ó²¹²Ô»å±ð»å±ô²â, adverb
  • ËŒ²ú²¹³¦°ìˈ³ó²¹²Ô»å±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú²¹³¦°ìh²¹²Ô»åe»å·±ô²â adverb
  • ²ú²¹³¦°ìh²¹²Ô»åe»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of backhanded1

First recorded in 1790–1800; back 2 + handed
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Critics liked it well enough, but often in a backhanded way, calling it a very good television movie.

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