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underhandedly

underhandedly adverb: in an underhanded manner.

Adverb

underhandedly (comparative more underhandedly, superlative most underhandedly)

  1. In an underhanded manner.
    • Because that democratic process did not initially support one of Hutchinson's choices of candidates, he points the finger at "leadership" and implies that things were underhandedly rigged from the start.1983 December 24, Eric E. Rofes, “On Growing Pains”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 23, page 5

Forms of underhandedly

comparativemore underhandedly
superlativemost underhandedly
alternative formunder-handedly
alternative formunderhanded
alternative formunder-handed

Origin of underhandedly

From underhanded + -ly.

Questions about underhandedly

What does underhandedly mean?
Underhandedly means in an underhanded manner.
What part of speech is underhandedly?
Underhandedly is an adverb.

Words near underhandedly in the dictionary

  1. underhalls
  2. underhammer
  3. underhammers
  4. underhand
  5. underhanded
  6. underhandedly
  7. underhandedness
  8. underhander
  9. underhanders
  10. underhanding
  11. underhandly

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