underhanded

Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.

Golf is an underhanded game, because we must swing the club in an underhanded motion in order to play the ball off the ground.

Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.

His underhanded trick backfired and he was disqualified.

They were actually underhanded threats to call off the lawsuit and then all insurance agents in the hospital district would get a dividend for the premiums paid.

Insincere; sarcastic.

An underhanded compliment is actually criticism.

Of course, sometimes compliments just aren't really compliments. Underhanded compliments are, for better or worse, nothing new or unusual.

Secret; surreptitious.

And, although the mystery of an unsigned note rather thrilled her, it seemed underhanded. And June hated underhanded things.

A general agreement should be made among the nations, that henceforth, all underhanded diplomatic agreements be abolished, and that complete publicity be observed in discussing and transacting international affairs.

Understaffed.

Between 9.30, when the first shot was fired, and 11.45 a.m., the enemy, well aware of his vast superiority in men — the ' Intrepid,' being, as was usual with the Company's cruisers, underhanded — made two attempts to run her on board and throw an overpowering force on the brig's decks.

Jude and me can make out to work the boat and get a livin', but we're too underhanded for a big job.

In an underhanded manner.

Bonino required each of us to shoot our free throws underhanded.

The 3fz one-hand-only shooting mechanism allows players to shoot the basketball up-handed by pronating palm (down) and uplifting the arm, as well as underhanded by supinating palm (up) and low-hand Unishots.