English - Turkish
Definition of back-handed in English Turkish dictionary
- backhanded
- sinsice
- backhanded
- elin tersiyle yapılan vuruş
- backhanded
- elin tersiyle yapılan
- backhanded
- elin tersi öne doğru olduğu halde yapılan
- came back empty-handed
- geri eli boş geldi
- backhanded
- {s} sola yatık (yazı)
- backhanded
- elin tersi öne doğru olduğu halde vurulan
- backhanded
- {s} iki anlamlı
- backhanded
- zıt anlamı ima eden
- backhanded
- {s} belirsiz
- backhanded
- {s} elin tersiyle yapılan (vuruş)
- backhanded
- backhanded compliment tenkit niteliğinde olan kompliman
- backhanded
- samimi olmayan sinsice
- backhanded
- elin arka tarafıyla
- backhanded
- elin arkasıyla yapılan
- backhanded
- {s} kapalı
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English - English
Definition of back-handed in English English dictionary
- back-handed compliment
- Alternative spelling of backhanded compliment
- back-handed compliments
- plural form of back-handed compliment
- back-handed.
- cack-handed
- backhanded
- With the hand turned backward
a backhanded blow.
- backhanded
- Simple past tense and past participle of backhand
- backhanded
- inclining to the left
backhanded letters.
- backhanded
- Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic
a backhanded compliment.
- backhanded
- Turned back
- backhanded
- Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded letters
- backhanded
- roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
- backhanded
- disapproval 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
- backhanded
- Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment
- backhanded
- With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow
- backhanded
- {s} performed with the back of the hand facing out; doubtful; insincere
- backhanded
- 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
- backhanded
- (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
- backhanded
- past of backhand
- came back empty-handed
- returned with nothing, returned with no results