BACKHANDED


Meaning of BACKHANDED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbak-ˈhan-dəd ]

adjective

Date: 1800

1. : indirect , devious ; especially : sarcastic

a backhanded compliment

2. : using or made with a backhand

• back·hand·ed·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.