backhanded
adjective
back·hand·ed
ˈbak-ˈhan-dəd 
2
: using or made with a backhand
backhandedly
adverb
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Examples of backhanded in a Sentence
We were disappointed by his backhanded apology.
“You throw okay, for a girl” is a bit of a backhanded compliment
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Some gamers took this as both a backhanded compliment for the show and a blanket dismissal of the artistry of video games.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
This time, the backhanded praise came in a recent Los Angeles Times survey that examined how Americans feel about California.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
This time, the backhanded praise came in a recent Los Angeles Times survey that examined how Americans feel about California.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
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backhanded
adjective
back·hand·ed
ˈbak-ˈhan-dəd
1
2
: not sincere
a backhanded compliment
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