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underhandedly

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Etymology

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From underhanded +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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underhandedly (comparative more underhandedly, superlative most underhandedly)

  1. In an underhanded manner.
    • 1983 December 24, Eric E. Rofes, “On Growing Pains”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 23, page 5:
      Because that democratic process did not initially support one of Hutchinson's choices of candidates, he points the finger at "leadership" and implies that things were underhandedly rigged from the start.