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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 back·hand·ed /-ˈhændɪd/
 (a.)反手拍擊的,間接的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Back·hand·ed, a.
 1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.
 2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment.
 3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded letters.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 backhanded
      adj 1: (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand
             facing direction of stroke [syn: backhand(a)] [ant:
             forehand(a)]
      2: roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from tht source amounted
         to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a
         backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"