Conspiratorial vs Underhand - What's the difference?
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Pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators.
* {{quote-book
, year=1960
, author=
, title=(Jeeves in the Offing)
, section=chapter X
, passage=I pressed the button and he appeared, giving me, as he entered, the sort of conspiratorial' glance the acting secretary of a secret society would have given a friend on the membership roll. “Oh, Swordfish,” I said, having given him a '''conspiratorial''' glance in return, for one always likes to do the civil thing, “this is Mr Herring, who has come to join our little group.” He bowed from the waist, not that he had much waist. [...] “And when you have got him installed, perhaps I could have a word with you in your pantry,” I said, giving him a '''conspiratorial''' glance. “Certainly, sir,” he responded, giving me a '''conspiratorial''' glance. It was one of those big evenings for ' conspiratorial glances.}}
secret; clandestine
(by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below
Conspiratorial is a related term of underhand.
As adjectives the difference between conspiratorial and underhand
is that conspiratorial is pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators while underhand is secret; clandestine.As an adverb underhand is
with an underhand movement.conspiratorial
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Adjective
(en adjective)- His conspiratorial whispers were soft, but that just attracted more attention.