economical with the truth vs underhanded

economical with the truth

adj
  • Not telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire. 

underhanded

adj
  • An underhanded compliment is actually criticism. 

  • Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below. 

  • Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating. 

  • Insincere; sarcastic. 

  • Secret; surreptitious. 

  • His underhanded trick backfired and he was disqualified. 

  • Understaffed. 

noun
  • Devious people, collectively. 

adv
  • In an underhanded manner. 

How often have the words economical with the truth and underhanded occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )