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backhanded::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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backhanded::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity.
a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal.
Examples of backhanded
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She backhanded Michaela twice, hard enough to leave bruises on the child's face.
From the kentucky.com
Sclafani, a shortstop, backhanded a grounder in the hole and his throw was wide.
From the timesunion.com
Matt Royer fed Nanna for a backhanded shot in close and a 4-2 lead for Columbia.
From the stltoday.com
Sharp slid the puck to Hossa, who swept a backhanded shot between Hiller's pads.
From the dailyherald.com
But the compliment every Seder host most loves to hear is positively backhanded.
From the washingtonpost.com
Joy Watkins said she backhanded Michaela twice and bit the girl behind the ear.
From the kentucky.com
Her first one was on a backhanded shot that took the Lions'defense by surprise.
From the dailyherald.com
Hecht backhanded a pass across the crease to Flynn, whose backhander beat Lehner.
From the sacbee.com
Bouchard intercepted the puck and backhanded a shot by Varlamov to make it 5-3.
From the sacbee.com
- Backhand(a): (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
- Roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
- With the hand turned backward; Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; Turned back; inclining to the left
- A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
- Backhand(a): (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
- Hit a tennis ball backhand
- (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward
- The backhand is a tennis shot in which one swings the racquet around one's body in the direction where one wants the ball to go, usually performed from the baseline or as an approach shot. ...
- Backhand is the fourth album on the Impulse label by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. Originally released in 1974 it features performances by Jarrett's 'American Quartet' which included Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian with Guilherme Franco added on percussion.
