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101 sneaking
1. a подлый, низкий; трусливый2. a тайный, скрытый3. a безотчётный, смутный4. a раболепный, угодливыйСинонимический ряд:1. lurking (adj.) catlike; feline; furtive; hidden; hiding; hiding out; lurking; prowling; skulking; slinking; slinky; stealing; stealthy2. underhand (adj.) devious; duplicitous; guileful; indirect; shifty; sneaky; underhand; underhanded3. slipping (verb) creeping; gliding; lurking; prowling; pussyfooting; shirking; skulking; sliding; slinking; slipping; snaking; stealing4. spiriting (verb) smuggling; sneaking; spiriting -
102 sneaky
1. a подлый2. a трусливый3. a раболепный, угодливыйСинонимический ряд:1. devious (adj.) deceitful; devious; dishonest; duplicitous; guileful; indirect; shifty; sly; sneaking; surreptitious; tricky; underhand; underhanded2. dubious (adj.) disreputable; doubtful; dubious3. feline (adj.) catlike; feline; furtive; skulking; slinking; slinky; stealthyАнтонимический ряд: -
103 underhand
1. a тайный, секретный, закулисный2. a неискренний, неоткровенный, непрямой3. adv тайком, за спиной, исподтишкаСинонимический ряд:1. devious (adj.) crafty; deceitful; devious; duplicitous; guileful; indirect; shifty; sly; sneaking; sneaky; stealthy; underhanded2. secretive (adj.) clandestine; elusive; evasive; furtive; insidious; secret; secretiveАнтонимический ряд:honest; open; straightforward; undisguised -
104 undermanned
1. a испытывающий недостаток в рабочей силе; неукомплектованныйundermanned industries — отрасли промышленности, испытывающие недостаток в рабочей силе
2. a воен. имеющий некомплект личного состава, численно слабыйСинонимический ряд:understaffed (adj.) shorthanded; underhanded; understaffed; wanting -
105 understaffed
1. a испытывающий недостаток работников; неукомплектованный2. a воен. имеющий некомплект личного составаСинонимический ряд:shorthanded (adj.) shorthanded; underhanded; undermanned; wanting -
106 unethical
a неэтичный, неэтическийСинонимический ряд:1. dishonest (adj.) corrupt; dishonest; false; mercenary; praetorian; ruthless; sinister; underhanded; venal2. unfair (adj.) deceitful; illegal; lawless; sneaky; unconscionable; unfair; unprincipled; unscrupulous -
107 unscrupulous
1. a недобросовестный; бессовестный, беспринципный2. a нещепетильный, неразборчивый в средствахСинонимический ряд:1. dishonest (adj.) artful; cheating; crafty; deceitful; dishonest; sharp; sly; underhanded2. unethical (adj.) amoral; conscienceless; corrupt; immoral; mercenary; praetorian; ruthless; stick-at-nothing; unconscionable; unethical; unprincipled; unrestrained; venalАнтонимический ряд:conscientious; kind; restrained; scrupulous -
108 venal
1. a продажный; подкупленный; корыстныйvenal practices — коррупция, продажность
2. a редк. венозныйСинонимический ряд:1. avaricious (adj.) avaricious; covetous; greedy; selfish2. corrupt (adj.) bribable; buyable; corrupt; corruptible; dishonest; dishonorable; false; mercenary; praetorian; purchasable; sinister; sordid; underhanded; unethical; unprincipled; unscrupulous3. corruptible (adj.) corruptible4. crooked (adj.) crooked; dishonestАнтонимический ряд:honest; noble; pure; scrupulous; sure
См. также в других словарях:
Underhanded — Un der*hand ed, a. 1. Underhand; clandestine. [1913 Webster] 2. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short handed; sparsely populated; obsolete in this sense, {short handed} or {understaffed} being the preferrred term. [1913 Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
underhanded — index clandestine, collusive, deceptive, dishonest, disingenuous, false (disloyal), fraudulent, hidde … Law dictionary
underhanded — UK US /ˌʌndəˈhændɪd/ adjective US ► UNDERHAND(Cf. ↑underhand) … Financial and business terms
underhanded — in reference to a throw, etc., c.1822, from UNDERHAND (Cf. underhand). As “in secret,” from 1825; as “with too few people,” from 1834 … Etymology dictionary
underhanded — [un΄dər han′did] adj. 1. not open or straightforward; secret, sly, deceitful, etc. 2. SHORT HANDED SYN. SECRET underhandedly adv. underhandedness n … English World dictionary
underhanded — adjective a) Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below. His underhanded trick backfired and he was disqualified. b) Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating. An underhanded compliment is actually criticism … Wiktionary
underhanded — I. adverb Date: circa 1822 underhand II. adjective Date: 1853 marked by secrecy, chicanery, and deception ; not honest and aboveboard ; sly < an underhanded attempt to gain power > Synonyms: see secret • underhand … New Collegiate Dictionary
underhanded — underhandedly, adv. underhandedness, n. /un deuhr han did/, adj. 1. underhand. 2. short handed: By the time of the Navy game, Army usually finds itself underhanded. [1800 10; UNDER + HANDED] * * * … Universalium
underhanded — I underhand, underhanded (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hidden, secret; deceitful, fraudulent, unfair, tricky; stealthy, sly, clandestine, furtive, devious. See secret, deception, improbity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. secret,… … English dictionary for students
underhanded — un|der|hand|ed [ ,ʌndər hændəd ] adjective secret and dishonest: some underhanded sales tactics ╾ un|der|hand|ed|ness noun uncount ╾ un|der|hand|ed|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
underhanded — not legal, not according to rules, not above board Some people say the government was underhanded in dealing with the Indians … English idioms
