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Backhanded
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.
2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment.
3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, a backhanded letters.