adj.不直接的；adj.含沙射影的，讽刺挖苦的,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
backhanded (adjective)1.
- indirect devious , especially - sarcastic a backhanded compliment
2.
using or made with a - backhand
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
backhanded (adjective)not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
SYNONYMS:
artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, Janus-faced, jive, left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, Pecksniffian, phony ( phoney), phony-baloney ( phoney-baloney), pretended, two-faced, unctuousRELATED WORDS:
affected, assumed, claptrap, contrived, forced, mechanical, put-on, simulated, strained, unnatural; empty, hollow, meaningless; deceitful, devious, dishonest, false, untruthful; facile, glib, superficial; bogus, sham; campy, facetious, jocular, tongue-in-cheek; canting, pharisaical, pious, sanctimonious, self-righteous, simon-pureNEAR ANTONYMS:
direct, forthright, frank, heart-to-heart, open, plain, straightforward