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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Backhanded \Back"hand`ed\, a. 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 a backhanded letters. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: backhanded adj 1: (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke [syn: {backhand(a)}] [ant: {forehand(a)}] 2: roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
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