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underhand

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  1. secret                
 
1. un.der.hand \'*n-d*r-.hand\ av 1a: in a clandestine manner  archaic  1b: 
   QUIETLY  2: with the target seen below the left hand  3: with an underhand 
   motion {bowl ~} {pitch ~} 
2. underhand aj 1: aimed so that the target is seen below the left hand {~ 
   shootin g at long range} 2: marked by secrecy, chicanery, and deception : 
   not honest and aboveboa rd : SLY 3: done so as to evade notice  4: 
   performed with the hand kept below the level of the shoulder {~  pass in 
   football}