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backhandedly

backhandedly adverb: in a backhanded manner.

Adverb

backhandedly (comparative more backhandedly, superlative most backhandedly)

  1. In a backhanded manner.

Forms of backhandedly

comparativemore backhandedly
superlativemost backhandedly

Origin of backhandedly

From backhanded + -ly.

Questions about backhandedly

What does backhandedly mean?
Backhandedly means in a backhanded manner.
What part of speech is backhandedly?
Backhandedly is an adverb.

Words near backhandedly in the dictionary

  1. backgroundy
  2. backhand
  3. backhanded
  4. backhanded compliment
  5. backhanded compliments
  6. backhandedly
  7. backhandedness
  8. backhander
  9. backhanders
  10. backhanding
  11. backhands

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