backhanded vs oval

backhanded

adj
  • inclining to the left 

  • Indirect. 

  • With the back of the hand. 

  • Backwards, turned around. 

  • Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance. 

  • Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful. 

  • Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory. 

  • Involving a backward flip of the hand. 

adv
  • In a backhanded manner. 

oval

adj
  • Having the shape of an oval. 

  • Of or pertaining to an ovum. 

noun
  • A thing having such a shape, such as an arena. 

  • In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point. 

  • An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. 

  • A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape. 

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