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Meaning of backhanded


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  backhanded
      adj 1: (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of
             hand facing direction of stroke [syn: {backhand(a)},
             {backhanded}] [ant: {forehand(a)}, {forehanded}]
      2: roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted
         to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded
         and dishonest way of reaching his goal"


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