lying vs underhand

lying

adj
  • Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious 

noun
  • The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground. 

  • An act of telling a lie or falsehood. 

underhand

adj
  • dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner 

  • secret; clandestine 

  • thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below 

verb
  • To trick, deceive or gull. 

  • To toss or lob with an underhand movement. 

  • To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore. 

noun
  • The lower of two hands, the hand under the work. 

adv
  • in a sly, sneaky or secret manner 

  • with an underhand movement 

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