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back-handed compliment
Main Entry:
left-handed compliment
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
damning with faint praise
Synonyms:
aspersion
,
back-handed compliment
, home truth,
insult
, no compliment, slap in the face,
slight
,
snub
, uncomplimentary remark
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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