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





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"Backhanded" Quotes from Famous Books



... struck the Frenchman a backhanded blow on the chest, which hurled him violently against the man at the wheel, and, bending down, sprang with a wild shout ...
— The Lighthouse • R.M. Ballantyne
... his head out, and it appeared in the yellow light, fragile and ghastly. "I will giv' yer a pound of tobaccer," he whined in a conciliating voice, "so soon as I draw it from aft. I will—s'elp me..." Davis swung his arm backhanded and the head vanished. "I'll go," he said, "but you will pay for it." He walked unsteady but resolute to the door. "So I will," yelped Donkin, popping out behind him. "So I will—s'elp me... a pound... three bob they chawrge." Davis flung the ...
— The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" - A Tale Of The Forecastle • Joseph Conrad
... mark the justice of Heaven. I received a backhanded slap: 'Peg Woffington! an actress! Oh, the villain!' cried she; 'let him marry the little vagabond. How dare he insult me with his hand that had been offered in ...
— Peg Woffington • Charles Reade


Words linked to "Backhanded" :   indirect, forehand


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