Underhand vs Pernicious - What's the difference?
underhand | pernicious | Related terms |
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
Causing much harm in a subtle way.
* 1911 , ,
Causing death or injury; deadly.
Underhand is a related term of pernicious.
As adjectives the difference between underhand and pernicious
is that underhand is secret; clandestine while pernicious is causing much harm in a subtle way.As an adverb underhand
is with an underhand movement.underhand
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Adjective
(en adjective)pernicious
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Puritanism no longer employs the thumbscrew and lash; but it still has a most pernicious hold on the minds and feelings of the American people.