backhanded

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Are they the West's put-down of a great civilisation that is redeeming its glory of yore or a backhanded celebration of all things Indian?

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  1. adjective Sports Made with or using a backhand: a backhanded shot into the opponent's court.
  2. adjective Oblique or roundabout: a backhanded compliment.

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  • At one point he tells Sakamoto, a Korean, “I don't think of you as Korean,” intending this as a backhanded compliment. —  FSFMay2005
  • The Scorps answered just half a minute later when Neil Trimm undressed Scott Polaski at the top of the right circle before feeding Torren Delforte for a backhanded tap-in at the left side of the crease. —  Minor League Baseball News - MLN - The Raw Feed
  • The compliment is clearly backhanded, or at least really snarky, but our feelings aren't hurt. —  Charlottesville Blogs
  • But it was kind of backhanded passive aggressive, and that's my vulnerability. —  dogpossum
  • As I warmed up for the semifinal I wasn't able to hit a double handed backhanded, I felt a strong pain. —  Latest News Online - Express Indian
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/ˈbækhændɛd/
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