1. What a Backhanded compliment! See also: Backhanded, compliment left-handed compliment An insulting or negative comment disguised as praise

2. A Backhanded compliment is an insult disguised as a compliment

3. Saying she's improved comes over as a Backhanded compliment

4. My favorite Backhanded compliment ever follows these steps perfectly

5. Saying she's improved comes over as a Backhanded compliment.

6. Backhanded compliment An insulting or negative comment disguised as praise

7. Reviewers gave the play the Backhanded compliment that it was `surprisingly impressive'.

8. ‘The Backhanded compliment had made her blood rise with both embarrassment and a little bit of annoyance.’ ‘If that sounds like a Backhanded compliment, it is intended as a compliment nonetheless.’

9. In fact, we sometimes get treated to a more stinging kind of praise—the Backhanded compliment

10. A Backhanded compliment is any comment that blurs the line between an insult and a compliment

11. Ambiguous, ironic, indirect, sarcastic, oblique, sardonic, double-edged, equivocal, with tongue in cheek a Backhanded compliment 2

12. A Backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment

13. A Backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be praising someone or something but which could also be understood as criticism

14. A Backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult.

15. A Backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult.

16. A Backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be praising someone or something but which could also be understood as criticism

17. Adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A Backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment

18. Backhanded compliment is an insult that is disguised as, or accompanied by, a compliment, especially in situations where the belittling or condescension is intentional

19. Backhanded From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Examples from the Corpus Backhanded • This Backhanded compliment is, in fact, a tribute to the imagination and commitment of community educators

20. A Backhanded compliment ( North American English also left-handed compliment ) a comment that seems to express approval but could also be understood as expressing a poor opinion of somebody/something

21. Merriam-Webster defines a Backhanded compliment as “a compliment that implies it is not really a compliment at all.” The Urban Dictionary does a better job: “An insult disguised as a …

22. In broad terms, it's sometimes known as a "Backhanded compliment." An example would be, "I like your dress, it almost fits you." The compliment-insult, or complisult, first sets you up, trusting

23. We Confidently expect to secure a court order to evict the travellers by the end of next week.: She stood so Confidently, her eyes and smile beaming some secret we may have shared.: In England I behaved as Confidently and talkatively as I felt like being on a given day.: Jude nodded and smiled Confidently, even if he was slightly confused by Stephen's backhanded compliment.