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indirect vs backhanded

backhanded vs indirect

indirect and backhanded both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indirect No Yes No No
backhanded No Yes No No
indirect (adjective) backhanded (adjective)
not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action roundabout or ambiguous
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
having intervening factors or persons or influences
not as a direct effect or consequence
Difference between indirect and backhanded

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