backhanded

Example Sentences

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Last Thanksgiving was full of backhanded compliments and pointed remarks.

From MarketWatch

I realized that can be used as a compliment or a backhanded sort of insult, like, it's a poet's memoir.

From Salon

I’m not out there fishing for compliments, and especially not backhanded ones.

From Washington Post

He viewed the comment as a backhanded compliment, and remembered thinking, “I wouldn’t even know how to write songs for a musical.”

From New York Times

Pettersson nearly ended the game 59 seconds into overtime, sending a backhanded shot off the post.

From Washington Times