Defn: A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.
BACKHAND
Back"hand`, a.
1. Sloping from left to right; — said of handwriting.
2. Backhanded; indirect; oblique. [R.]
BACKHANDED
Back"hand`ed, a.
1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.
2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment.
3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, a backhanded letters.
BACKHANDEDNESS
Back"hand`ed*ness, n.
Defn: State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or indirect methods.