adjective

Marked by treachery or deceit: devious, disingenuous, duplicitous, guileful, indirect, lubricious, shifty, sneaky, underhand. See honest/dishonest.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: marked by deception
  Synonyms: sneaky, underhand

Meaning #2: (sports) with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
  Synonyms: underhand, underarm

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - under hånden, underhånds-, underbemandet, hemmelig, snigende, lumsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
clandestien, achterbaks, onderhands (bij balsporten), met te weinig personeel

Français (French)
adj. - sournois

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hinterhältig, heimlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ύπουλος

Italiano (Italian)
losco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - secreto, clandestino

Русский (Russian)
тайный, закулисный, нуждающийся в рабочей силе, неукомлектованный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - poco limpio, secreto, clandestino, disimulado, solapado, escaso de mano de obra

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - underbemannad

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
秘密的, 人手不足的, 卑劣的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 秘密的, 人手不足的, 卑劣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비밀의, 공정치 못한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 人手不足の, 秘密の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خفي, ماكر, مخادع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חשאי, ערמומי, בוגדני‬

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