backhanded
adjective
[ bakˈhandɪd ]
• made with the back of the hand facing in the direction of movement.
• "a backhanded pass"
• having a meaning that is expressed indirectly or ambiguously.
• "coming from me, teasing is a backhanded compliment"
Similar:
indirect,
ambiguous,
oblique,
equivocal,
double-edged,
two-edged,
tongue-in-cheek,
sarcastic,
ironic,
sardonic,
backhanded
adverb
• with the back of the hand or with the hand turned backwards.
• "Frank hit him backhanded"
backhand
verb
• strike with a backhanded blow or stroke.
• "in a flash, he backhanded Ace across the jaw"
