clean-handed
clean-handed adjective: innocent and candid; free from corruption.
Adjective
clean-handed (comparative more clean-handed, superlative most clean-handed)
- Innocent and candid; free from corruption.
- And how there was clearly no escape, no escape compatible with that clean-handed truth from which it was not possible for him to swerve.2014, Anthony Trollope, The Prime Minister, →ISBN
Synonyms of clean-handed
- clean as a hound's tooth
- clean as a whistle
- pure
- blameless
- clean
- clear
- dovelike
- guiltless
- innocent
- innocent as the babe unborn
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Forms of clean-handed
| comparative | more clean-handed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most clean-handed |
| alternative form | cleanhanded |
Words formed from clean-handed
Questions about clean-handed
- What does clean-handed mean?
- Clean-handed means innocent and candid; free from corruption.
- What part of speech is clean-handed?
- Clean-handed is an adjective.
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