backhanded compliment tenkit niteliğinde olan kompliman

Turkish - English

Definition of backhanded compliment tenkit niteliğinde olan kompliman in Turkish English dictionary

backhanded

With the hand turned backward

a backhanded blow.

Simple past tense and past participle of backhand

inclining to the left

backhanded letters.

Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic

a backhanded compliment.

Turned back

Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded letters

roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"

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

Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment

With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow

{s} performed with the back of the hand facing out; doubtful; insincere

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

(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke

past of backhand

Hyphenation

back·han·ded comp·li·ment ten·kit ni·te·li·ğin·de o·lan komp·li·man