Underhand

Un´der`hand` Pronunciation: ŭn´dẽr`hănd`

a.	1.	Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.
	2.	(Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than the elbow.
adv.	1.	By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud; unfairly; dishonorably. Such mean revenge, committed underhand. - Dryden. Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with meal for their maintenance. - Sir W. Scott.
	2.	(Baseball, Cricket, etc.) In an underhand manner; thrown with the hand no higher than the shoulder and the palm turned upward during part of the pitch; - said of pitching or bowling a ball.

Adj.	1.	underhand - with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" Synonyms: underarm, underhanded Antonyms: overarm, overhand, overhanded - with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke"
	2.	underhand - marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" Synonyms: sneaky, underhanded
Adv.	1.	underhand - slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers Synonyms: underhandedly
	2.	underhand - with the hand swung below shoulder level'; "throwing a ball underarm" Synonyms: underarm