red-handed
adjective
in the very act of a crime, wrongdoing, etc., or in possession of self-incriminating evidence.
red-handedness
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a word derived from
red-handed.
Example Sentences
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Jones had been caught in almost a cliche of red-handedness.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2022
