Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underhandedly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-hand-ed-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an underhanded manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English underhanded Middle English -ly English -ly English underhandedly From underhanded + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more underhandedly (comparative) most underhandedly (superlative) under-handedly (alternative) underhanded (alternative) under-handed (alternative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does underhandedly mean?
In an underhanded manner.
Where does underhandedly come from?
Etymology tree English underhanded Middle English -ly English -ly English underhandedly From underhanded + -ly.

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