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backhanded

[bak-han-did] / ˈbækˌhæn dɪd /


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Steve Backhanded compliments; when a best friend knows best.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2019

Backhanded compliment or not, the absences read like a who’s who of Virginia politics.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2016

Backhanded Tribute The Soviet campaign of sweetness and light changed abruptly to the hurtling of thunderbolts a month ago.

From Time Magazine Archive




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