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Mysterious vs Underhand - What's the difference?

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Mysterious is a related term of underhand.


As adjectives the difference between mysterious and underhand

is that mysterious is of unknown origin while underhand is secret; clandestine.

As an adverb underhand is

with an underhand movement.

mysterious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of unknown origin.
  • He received a mysterious phone call this morning.
  • Having unknown qualities.
  • Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.
  • Difficult to understand.
  • Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious .
  • Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
  • Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.

    Derived terms

    * mysteriously * mysteriousness

    underhand

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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
  • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • with an underhand movement
  • in a sly, sneaky or secret manner