transcription, транскрипция: [ bækhændɪd, AM -hændɪd ]
also back-handed
1.
A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult.
Saying she’s improved comes over as a backhanded compliment.
ADJ : ADJ n
2.
If you say that someone is doing something in a backhanded way, they are doing it indirectly.
In a backhanded way, I think a lot of my energy and strength comes from my campaigning.
ADJ : ADJ n [ disapproval ]