clean-handed
[ kleen-han-did ]
adjective
free from wrongdoing; guiltless.
Origin of clean-handed
1First recorded in 1720–30
Other words from clean-handed
- clean·hand·ed·ness, noun
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How to use clean-handed in a sentence
Further, he was singularly cleanhanded, as Ottoman officials go.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramHe was brave, not too scrupulous or cleanhanded, a good seaman, and a patriotic man.
A Historical Geography of the British Colonies | Charles Prestwood Lucas
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