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backhanded
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See: evasive, indirect, oblique
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He attributes his survival as a youth and his success later in life to the Catholic Church, to a few oddball heroic shopkeepers who decided to hire the lad, and to his love of literature--while conceding rather backhandedly that his mum managed to keep the family out of even worse circumstances.
The Prince of Philadelphia by Lott, Jeremy / The American Spectator
They do not try to outdo Thompson, no one can, but do a good job of backhandedly explaining him.
The kitchen readings; untold stories of Hunter S. Thompson by Reference & Research Book News
Chalfant and playwright Alexander Dinelaris prepare us for "Red Dog's" entrails-twisting finale both overtly and backhandedly.
'RED DOG HOWLS' AND THE TEARS FLOW by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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