Definition of: backhanded

(bak′han′did) adjective
1. Delivered or made with the back of the hand, or with back of the hand turned forward, as a stroke in tennis.
2. Equivocal; insincere; ironical: a backhanded compliment.
3. Sloping to the left, as handwriting.
4. Turned or twisted in a direction opposite to the normal, as a cable.
—back′hand′ed·ly adverb
—back′hand′ed·ness noun

Most often used phrases:

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backhanded tribute
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backhanded comments
backhanded reference
kind of backhanded
backhanded shot
backhanded admission
backhanded apology
backhanded fashion
backhanded ways
backhanded support
backhanded catch

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