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backhanded

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈbækˌhændəd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aabcddehknStarts with BEnds with D0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. roundabout or ambiguous

Word origin

From back + hand + -ed.

Used in a sentence

  • The trader roars like an animal whose paw has been caught in a trap, but he hauls back his other arm and lands a backhanded blow to the side of her head that knocks her sideways onto the babushki bench.
  • Some casters can do a cross-body or backhanded cast quite effectively.
  • With your palm facing down, your wrist snaps forward. This is the same type of motion used for the backhanded change-up.

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