backhanded

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /หŒbรฆkหˆhรฆndษชd/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /หŒbรฆkหˆhรฆndษชd/
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adjective
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saying something positive in a way that seems negative or not sincere

Her comment on my new dress was backhanded, making it hard to know if it was a compliment or an insult.

translation

adj. saying something positive in a way that seems negative or not sincere

Synonyms

insincere adj. ไธ็œŸ่ฏš็š„ strained adj. ็ดงๅผ ็š„, ๅฐดๅฐฌ็š„, ๅ‹‰ๅผบ็š„ phoney adj. ๅ‡็š„ hypocritical adj. ่™šไผช็š„ superficial adj. ็ฒ—ๆต…็š„, ่กจ้ข็š„, ๆต…่–„็š„ hollow adj. ไธญ็ฉบ็š„, ๆทฑ้™ท็š„, ๅ‘ๅ‡บ็ฉบๆดžๅฃฐ้Ÿณ็š„, ่™šไผช็š„, ๆ— ไปทๅ€ผ็š„ meaningless adj. ๆ— ๆ„ไน‰็š„, ไธ้‡่ฆ็š„, ้šพไปฅ็†่งฃ็š„ fake adj. ๅ‡็š„, ไปฟๅˆถ็š„ lip n. ๅ˜ดๅ”‡, ๅ”‡ๅฝข, ่พน็ผ˜, ้กถๅ˜ด double adj. ๅŒๅ€็š„, ๅŒๅฑ‚็š„, ๅŒไบบ็š„, ๅŒ้‡็š„

Antonyms

unfeigned adj. ็œŸ่ฏš็š„ artless adj. ่‡ช็„ถ็š„, ็ฌจๆ‹™็š„ candid adj. ๅฆ่ฏš็š„, ๅทๆ‹็š„ direct adj. ็›ดๆŽฅ็š„, ็›ดๅฐ„็š„, ็›ด็Ž‡็š„, ๆ˜Ž็กฎ็š„, ็กฎๅˆ‡็š„, ็›ด็ณป็š„ sincere adj. ็œŸ่ฏš็š„, ไธ่™šไผช็š„ heartfelt adj. ็œŸๆŒš็š„ genuine adj. ็œŸๅฎž็š„, ็œŸ่ฏš็š„ honest adj. ่ฏšๅฎž็š„, ๅฆ็Ž‡็š„, ๅ–„ๆ„็š„, ๆญฃๅฝ“่Žทๅพ—็š„

Similar Words

backhand n. ๅๆ‰‹ backhander n. ่ดฟ่ต‚ backband n. ่ƒŒ่กฌ, ่ƒŒๆ’‘