Backhanded Synonyms & Definitions

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• BackhandedDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment.
2. (a.) Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, a backhanded letters.
3. (a.) With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.

• BackhandDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.
2. (a.) Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.
3. (a.) Backhanded; indirect; oblique.

• BackhandednessDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or indirect methods.