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underhandly

underhandly adverb: in an underhand manner.

Adverb

underhandly (comparative more underhandly, superlative most underhandly)

  1. In an underhand manner.

Forms of underhandly

comparativemore underhandly
superlativemost underhandly

Origin of underhandly

From underhand + -ly.

Questions about underhandly

What does underhandly mean?
Underhandly means in an underhand manner.
What part of speech is underhandly?
Underhandly is an adverb.

Words near underhandly in the dictionary

  1. underhandedly
  2. underhandedness
  3. underhander
  4. underhanders
  5. underhanding
  6. underhandly
  7. underhandness
  8. underhands
  9. underhang
  10. underhanging
  11. underhangman

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