| backhand | (adjective) (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke | Synonyms: backhanded |
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| (adjective) (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward | Synonyms: left-slanting |
| beforehand | (adjective) being ahead of time or need | Synonyms: advance |
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| behindhand | (adjective) behind schedule | - |
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| firsthand | (adjective) received directly from a source | - |
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| forehand | (adjective) (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke | Synonyms: forehanded |
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| freehand | (adjective) done by hand without mechanical aids or devices | Synonyms: freehanded |
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| longhand | (adjective) having words written out in full by hand | - |
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| offhand | (adjective) casually thoughtless or inconsiderate | Synonyms: offhanded |
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| (adjective) with little or no preparation or forethought | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhanded, unrehearsed |
| overhand | (adjective) with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level | Synonyms: overarm, overhanded |
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| (adjective) sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together) | Synonyms: oversewn |
| secondhand | (adjective) previously used or owned by another | Synonyms: used |
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| (adjective) derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand | - |
| shorthand | (adjective) written in abbreviated or symbolic form | - |
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| thirdhand | (adjective) derived from what is primary or original by two intermediate steps | - |
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| underhand | (adjective) with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level | Synonyms: underarm, underhanded |
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| (adjective) marked by deception | Synonyms: sneaky, underhanded |