backhanded

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective With the back of the hand.
2. adjective Involving a backward flip of the hand.
3. adjective Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
4. adjective Indirect.
5. adjective Backwards, turned around.
6. adjective inclining to the left
7. adjective Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
8. adjective Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.

Similar words

indirect cack-handed side-handed underhanded fullhanded under-handed back-to-back uphanded uphand backward

Often followed by

compliment way her him the slap compliments blow tribute

Word family

backhanded compliment backhanded compliments backhandedly