backhanded

/bæk,hændɪd/ adjective
10 letters3 syllables23 points in Scrabble®25 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1

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

2

Roundabout or ambiguous.

“attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity”

“a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal”

WORD FORMS
Starts withB
Ends withD
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®23 points
Words With Friends®25 points
Double word46 points
Triple word69 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinackhandedbay
Starts & ends withB … D
Syllablesback · hand · ed
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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