underhanding

English

Verb

underhanding

1. present participle and gerund of underhand

Adjective

underhanding (comparative more underhanding, superlative most underhanding)

1. Devious; passive-aggressive.
   • 2000, Jeffrey Watson, Biblical Counseling for Today, →ISBN:

     Maybe during the first session we can try to size up the type of anger problem she has: exploding? underhanding? somatizing?

   • 2009, Alfred Colo, REAPER: Elegy, →ISBN:

     In holier ways that honor and bless with peace and happiness, passing the understanding of ghost whisperers 'tall', under-handing utterances of -- disquieting anxieties, invading love's sanctuary.

   • 2012, Kathleen M. Reay, Toxic Divorce: A Workbook for Alienated Parents, →ISBN:

     The third passive type of anger is called underhanding. It's the least obvious type but nevertheless very destructive and harmful. It involves using sarcasm, gossip, teasing, sharing secrets, pouting, or obstructive acts such as forgetting to give someone a message or sabotaging group efforts.