underhandedness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English underhanded Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English underhandedness From underhanded + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The characteristic of being underhanded.
Synonyms
trickery · sleight of hand · hype · deceitfulness · mislead · rinky-dink · deceit · duplicity · fiddle · legerdemain · fraudulence · trickery · hocus-pocus · dissimulation · ruse · list · fraudulence · deceptiveness · subterfuge · fraudulency · jugglery · deception · fetch · prestidigitation · imposition · dupery · Punic faith · perfidy · deceitfulness · underhandedness · deceit · deceptiveness · swack