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underhandedly

/ˈəndɝˈhændɪdli/ adv

In an underhanded manner.

Word Origin Underhanded originally described a throwing motion with the hand below the shoulder, but it took on a figurative sense of 'secret, sly' — as if you're doing something with your hand hidden underneath. The 'hand' root is everywhere: 'handle' (to manage with the hand), 'handsome' (originally 'easy to handle, handy'), and 'underhand' itself. So 'underhandedly' means acting in a sneaky, concealed manner.

adv In an underhanded manner.

The competitor underhandedly stole our business plans to gain an advantage.

(副词) 阴险地；卑鄙地

竞争对手暗中窃取了我们的商业计划以获取优势。

(adverbio) arteramente; alevosamente; solapadamente; con alevosía; traidoramente [De manera arteramente; con alevosía.]

El competidor robó **arteramente** nuestros planes de negocio para obtener una ventaja.

(adverbe) sournoisement; déloyalement; en sous-main; par des moyens détournés [De manière sournoise et déloyale.]

Le concurrent a volé nos plans d'affaires de manière déloyale pour prendre un avantage.

(Adverb) hinterhältig; hinterlistig [Auf eine hinterhältige, heimliche oder unehrliche Weise.]

Der Konkurrent stahl **underhandedly** unsere Geschäftspläne, um sich einen Vorteil zu verschaffen.

(副詞) 不正で陰険な手段を用いて、こそこそと。

競争相手は有利になるため、不正な手段で私たちの事業計画を盗み出した。

(advérbio) desonestamente; dissimuladamente; sorrateiramente [De maneira desonesta; de modo dissimulado.]

O concorrente roubou de forma desonesta nossos planos de negócios para obter uma vantagem.

Synonyms: deceitfully dishonestly slyly cunningly sneakily treacherously surreptitiously covertly Antonyms: honestly openly fairly straightforwardly
Word parts: under + hand + ed + ly

Related words

hand handful handle handsome handy under

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