backhanded

1. 1.

   (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke

   Synonymsbackhand
2. 2.

   roundabout or ambiguous

   “attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity”

   “a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal”

   Similarindirect

Questions about backhanded

What does backhanded mean?

backhanded means "(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in backhanded?

backhanded has 3 syllables: back-han-ded. The stress falls on "back". In IPA it is /ˈbækˌhændɪd/.