underhand

adj 1: (sports) with hand brought forward and up from below

shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand

stroke" [syn: {underhanded}, {underarm}] [ant: {overhand}]

2: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by

underhand methods" [syn: {sneaky}, {underhanded}]

adv 1: slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"-

John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats

underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align

Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers

[syn: {underhandedly}]

2: with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball

underarm" [syn: {underarm}]