underhanded
Use the adjective underhanded to describe someone who plays dirty tricks, like a cheating poker player or a manipulative classmate.
It would be underhanded to spread gossip about your opponent during a student council election, just as it's underhanded for a business owner to pay herself more while laying off workers. If it's unfair and sneaky, it's underhanded — unless you're pitching a softball, in which case you're simply throwing it from below your shoulder instead of above.
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marked by deception
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with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
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