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= underhand adjectives1) (secret) heimlich2) (crafty) hinterhältig* * *under·ˈhand·edadj AM\underhanded dealings betrügerische Machenschaften2. (understaffed) unterbesetzt* * *underhanded adj (adv underhandedly)1. → academic.ru/77968/underhand">underhand 1* * *= underhand adjectives1) (secret) heimlich2) (crafty) hinterhältig* * *adj.heimlicher adj.unter der Hand ausdr. -
2 underhanded
under·'hand·ed adj(Am);\underhanded dealings betrügerische Machenschaften2) ( understaffed) unterbesetzt -
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4 conniving
con·niv·ing[kəˈnaɪvɪŋ] -
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( malicious) boshaft;( underhanded) hinterhältig, tückisch; -
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(EN) few in number; in small numbers; small in numbers; underhanded -
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(DE) geheimnisvoll; heimlich; okkult; potentiell; verbarg; (EN) abstruse; arcane; clandestine; concealed; covert; cryptic; crypto-; delitescent; dormant; esoteric; hid; hidden; hooded; hugger-mugger; latent; lurking; occult; potential; privy; recondite; secret; stealthlike; stealthy; surreptitious; ulterior; undercover; underhand; underhanded; undisclosed -
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(DE) geheim; heimlich; okkult; sekret; (EN) clandestine; classified; confidential; crypt; cryptic; crypto-; deep; disingenuous; esoteric; furtive; hugger-mugger; inner; lurking; lurky; occult; private; privy; secret; sneaking; stealthlike; stealthy; surreptitious; under one's hat; undercover; underhand; underhanded; undivulged; unlisted
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