Backhander vs Backhanded - What's the difference?
backhander | backhanded |
A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
A blow with the back of the hand.
(informal) A bribe.
A shot played backhand.
With the hand turned backward.
Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic.
Turned back
(of writing) inclining to the left
(backhand)
As a noun backhander
is a glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.As an adjective backhanded is
with the hand turned backward.As a verb backhanded is
(backhand).backhander
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Noun
(en noun)backhanded
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Adjective
(en adjective)- a backhanded blow
- a backhanded compliment
- backhanded letters