different between wily vs underhand
wily
English
Etymology
From Middle English wily, wiley, wyly; equivalent to wile +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa?.li/
- Rhymes: -a?li
- Homophone: Wylie
- Hyphenation: wi?ly
Adjective
wily (comparative wilier or more wily, superlative wiliest or most wily)
- Sly, cunning, full of tricks
- Horatio's new girlfriend is a wily coquette and poor Horatio is too smitten to see it.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:wily
Derived terms
- wilily
- wiliness
Translations
wily From the web:
- what wily means
- what willy wonka character are you quiz
- what willy's wonderland character are you
- what willy-nilly means
- what willy loman was in crossword
- what willy wonka is really about
- what willy cook recipes
- what willy cook burrito
underhand
English
Etymology
under +? hand
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?n?d?(r)-(h)?nd', IPA(key): /??n.d?(?)?(h)ænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
- Hyphenation: un?der?hand
Adjective
underhand (comparative more underhand, superlative most underhand)
- secret; clandestine
- (by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
- (in various ball games, of a ball) thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below
Synonyms
- (all): underhanded
- (ball games): underarm
Translations
Adverb
underhand (comparative more underhand, superlative most underhand)
- with an underhand movement
- in a sly, sneaky or secret manner
Synonyms
- (in a secret manner): underhandedly
Translations
Verb
underhand (third-person singular simple present underhands, present participle underhanding, simple past and past participle underhanded)
- To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
- To trick, deceive or gull.
- (mining) To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.
Noun
underhand (plural underhands)
- (textiles) The lower of two hands, the hand under the work.
- Your underhand should be entirely under the quilt.
Anagrams
- unharden'd
underhand From the web:
- what underhanded means
- what underhand serve
- what underhandedness meaning
- underhand what does it mean
- what is underhand serve in volleyball
- what is underhand receive in badminton
- what is underhand pass in volleyball
- what is underhand throw
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