Backhanded word meaning and definition

Beside meaning and definition for word "backhanded", on this page you can find other interesting information too, like synonyms or related words. On bottom of the page we have fun area, like tarot cards, numerology for these Ten characters, how to write "backhanded" with bar codes or hand signs and more.. Table of Contents:

• Meaning and definition
• Synonyms for backhanded
• Antonyms
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• Letter statistic
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Meaning and definition for "backhanded" word

[adjective] roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
[adjective] (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke

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\Back"hand`ed\, a. 1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow. 2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment. 3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, a backhanded letters.

Synonyms for backhanded

backhand(a), indirect

Antonyms: forehand(a), forehanded

Related terms: abusive, ambagious, atrocious, backhand, calumnious, circuitous, circular, contumelious, deflectional, degrading, deviant, deviating, deviative, devious, digressive, discursive, divagational, divergent, excursive, helical, humiliating, indirect, insolent, insulting, left-handed, meandering, oblique, offensive, orbital, O-shaped, out-of-the-way, outrageous, rotary, round, roundabout, scurrile, scurrilous, side, sidelong, sinister, sinistral, spiral, unspeakable

The fun area, different aproach to word »backhanded«

Let's analyse "backhanded" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 30% of vowels is 8.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: DEDNAHKCAB. Average typing speed for these characters is 2815 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... .- -.-. -.- .... .- -. -.. . -..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: backhanded: 1 + 1 + 5 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: backhanded: 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 8 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 4 = 35, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (2)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
K (1)	11	Justice	Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty

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