adjective [ADJ n] If you say that someone is doing something in a backhanded way, they are doing it indirectly. [disapproval]
What does it mean when someone says backhanded?
1 : indirect, devious especially : sarcastic a backhanded compliment. 2 : using or made with a backhand.
How do you use backhanded?
Backhanded sentence example
- Dean backhanded her again, following her to the ground. ...
- Victor backhanded Elisabeth one last time and growled, "That's more like it." ...
- It has been suggested, however, that this somewhat backhanded compliment was intended rather to rub salt into Hooke's wounds.
