Underhand /(ŭn"dẽr*hănd`)/
Un·der·hand
Underhand
a.
- Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.
- Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than the elbow. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)
Underhand
adv.
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By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly; dishonorably.
Such mean revenge, committed underhand.
Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance.
- In an underhand manner; thrown with the hand no higher than the shoulder and the palm turned upward during part of the pitch; -- said of pitching or bowling a ball. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)