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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Backhanded

· Back·hand·ed · IPA /ˈbækˌhændəd/
01 a. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.
  1. 1.
    With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.
  2. 2.
    Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment.
  3. 3.
    Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded letters.
02 a. & adv. Stroked with a backhand{2}; as, a backhanded drive.
  1. 1.
    Stroked with a backhand{2}; as, a backhanded drive.(Sport)