Underhandedly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

slyly and secretly; - John Donne; - C.G.Bowers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚhˈændᵻdli/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəhˈandɪdli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəhˈandɪdli/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚhˈændᵻdli/.

Examples

Mean revenge, committed underhand
oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

underhand

Parts of Speech

adverb

slyly and secretly; - John Donne; - C.G.Bowers

“Mean revenge, committed underhand”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hinterhältig

schlau und heimlich; - John Donne; - C.G.Bowers

🇫🇷French

sournoisement

sournoisement et secrètement; -John Donné ; - C.G. Bowers

🇪🇸Spanish

despiadadamente

astutamente y en secreto; - John Donne; - CGBowers

🇮🇹Italian

subdolamente

astutamente e segretamente; -Giovanni Donne; - C.G. Bowers

🇳🇱Dutch

onderhands

sluw en in het geheim; -John Donne; - C.G.Bowers

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissimuladamente

astutamente e secretamente; -John Donne; - C.G.Bowers

🇷🇺Russian

тайно

хитро и тайно; - Джон Донн; - К.Г.Бауэрс

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुप्त रूप से

धूर्ततापूर्वक और गुप्त रूप से; - जॉन डोने; - सी.जी.बोवर्स

🇧🇩Bengali

গোপনে

slyly and secretly; - জন ডন; - C.G.Bowers

🇮🇳Tamil

கீழ் கையால்

தந்திரமாகவும் ரகசியமாகவும்; - ஜான் டோன்; - சி.ஜி.போவர்ஸ்

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్హ్యాండ్గా

తెలివిగా మరియు రహస్యంగా; - జాన్ డోన్; - సి.జి.బోవర్స్

🇮🇳Marathi

गुप्तपणे

धूर्तपणे आणि गुप्तपणे; - जॉन डोने; - C.G.Bowers

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુપ્ત રીતે

છૂપી રીતે અને ગુપ્ત રીતે; - જ્હોન ડોને; - C.G.Bowers

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ಹ್ಯಾಂಡೆಡ್ ಆಗಿ

ಕುತಂತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ರಹಸ್ಯವಾಗಿ; - ಜಾನ್ ಡೊನ್ನೆ; - ಸಿ.ಜಿ.ಬೋವರ್ಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിവശം

ഗൂഢമായും രഹസ്യമായും; - ജോൺ ഡോൺ; - സി.ജി.ബോവേഴ്സ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਪਤ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ

ਚਲਾਕੀ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਪਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ; - ਜੌਨ ਡੋਨ; - C.G.Bowers

🇵🇰Urdu

خفیہ طور پر

چپکے سے اور چپکے سے؛ - جان ڈون؛ - C.G.Bowers

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暗地里

狡猾地、秘密地； ——约翰·多恩； ——C·G·鲍尔斯

🇯🇵Japanese

こっそり

狡猾かつ秘密裏に。 - ジョン・ダン; - C.G.バウワーズ

🇰🇷Korean

은밀하게

교활하고 은밀하게; - 존 던; - C.G.바워스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

một cách lén lút

ranh mãnh và bí mật; - John Donne; - CGBowers

🇹🇭Thai

เล่ห์เหลี่ยม

เจ้าเล่ห์และเป็นความลับ - จอห์น ดอนน์; - ซี.จี.โบเวอร์ส

🇮🇩Indonesian

secara curang

secara licik dan diam-diam; - John Donne; - C.G.Bowers

🇲🇾Malay

secara curang

licik dan rahsia; - John Donne; - C.G.Bowers

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سرا

بمكر وسرا. - جون دون؛ - سي جي باورز

🇮🇷Persian

پنهانی

حیله گرانه و پنهانی؛ - جان دان؛ - سی.جی.باورز

🇹🇷Turkish

gizlice

sinsice ve gizlice; -John Donne; - C.G.Bowers

🇮🇱Hebrew

בסתירה

בערמומיות ובסתר; - ג'ון דון; - C.G.Bowers

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