Definitionadj. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
Last update: June 20, 2015
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Our fourth opportunity, albeit a rather backhanded one, is to throw away all this collaborative baggage. [adjective]
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He pulled her away from the wall and backhanded her hard enough for her to feel nauseous. [adjective]
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It quickly developed that Angela's parent held ante-bellum views on Woman, which he put forward with some dry zest, in the strange backhanded fashion noted by Charles in their previous meeting. [Please select]
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In a backhanded, sinuous but unmistakable way, the _Post_ was telling the legislature that it had better postpone the reformatory for another two years. [Please select]
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Philander, with a mildly puzzled expression on his face, turned to pursue Professor Porter, and in his mind he was revolving the question of whether he should feel complimented or aggrieved at Miss Porter's rather backhanded compliment. [Please select]
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