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Where does “cleanhanded” come from?

cleanhanded (English) comes from English clean-handed — Innocent and candid; free from corruption.

cleanhanded (English): Alternative spelling of clean-handed

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of clean-handed

Ancestry of “cleanhanded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishclean-handedInnocent and candid; free from corruption

Words derived from “cleanhanded”

  • cleanhandedness
  • cleanhandedly
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