English Explanatory Dictionary

backhandedness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being backhanded
  2. The use of a backward flip of the hand.
  3. Insincerity, irony, or sarcasm.
  4. Indirection.
  5. Leftward slant.
  6. Backwardness of direction.
  7. Deceit or neglect.

Word forms

backhandedness

Etymology

From backhanded + -ness.

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