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backhanded Definition


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backhanded
adj
    1. tennis.
      Said of a stroke: made with or as a backhand.
    2. Said of a compliment: ambiguous or doubtful in effect.
      Thesaurus: ambiguous, double-edged, equivocal, ironic, oblique, dubious, sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek, sardonic; Antonym: sincere, wholehearted.


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