"backhanded" in the verb sense
1. backhand
hit a tennis ball backhand
"backhanded" in the adjective sense
1. backhand, backhanded
of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
2. backhanded
roundabout or ambiguous
"attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"
"a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
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