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Underhand vs Pernicious - What's the difference?

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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

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
  • pernicious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing much harm in a subtle way.
  • * 1911 , ,
  • 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.
  • Causing death or injury; deadly.
  • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * perniciousness * perniciously

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