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• s  marked by deception
• a  with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level

• I cannot believe that a man as fine and decent as McCain would want to become President by the underhanded tactic of accepting the nomination of a party that loves him only for his .
• Its weight made the shabby machinations and underhanded skulduggery that had preceded it seem inconsequential.
• Edward's critics claim his feats are merely illusions created by standard magicians' ploys--helped along, they charge, by a few tactics that are downright underhanded.

• sneaky
• underhand
• underarm

• overhand

News & Articles

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• Music licensing group BMI sues Pandora, deems radio station purchase a 'stunt'
  Music licensors didn't waste any time in characterizing Pandora's acquisition of an FM radio station as an underhanded attempt to cheat performers out of royalties, but the rhetoric has now hit the courtroom, as Broadcast Music Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the streaming service in the New York federal system. Key to the action -- which casts Pandora's move as "an open and brazen effort to ...
  June 14, 2013 - Engadget
• UPS employees weigh options as contract vote looms
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- Some UPS workers claim they're being bullied and harassed by managers to vote yes for a new union contract. They have 12 days left. UPS workers are upset and have alarming words for what they say is taking place at UPS Worldport in Louisville, the largest employer in Kentucky. Stephen Piercey, UPS worker, said: "I've never seen the kind of underhanded, despicable ...
  June 10, 2013 - WHAS TV11 Louisville

Quotes

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• Richard Blumenthal in Washington Post
  Consumers who called were put on hold or transferred repeatedly until they hung up in disgust,said Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who described AOL's practices as "outlandish and underhanded."
• Mike Cox in Michigan Messenger
  And that's from the only 'non-career politician' folks,Cox responded. "The reality is you want to be underhanded and spread rumors. The reality is, my wife is here, and you can go and talk to her if you're concerned about my ethics or...
• Michaelle Jean in BusinessWeek
  This new tragedy, like all those before it, is shocking,Governor General Michaelle Jean said in a statement. "It reminds us of the underhanded, blind, daily violence facing our Canadian soldiers, journalists and humanitarian workers in...