cleanhanded

adjective

ˈklēn-ˈhan-dəd How to pronounce cleanhanded (audio)
Definition of cleanhandednext
as in acquitted
free from guilt or blame none of us is exactly cleanhanded in this affair

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  1. innocent
  2. impeccable
  3. faultless
Adjective
  • Klan lawyers, however, falsely claimed the federal government was hunting and persecuting innocent men.
    Brittany Friedman / Made by History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Dunn was also once a deputy sheriff, and says in his personal and professional opinion, Edgar is innocent.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of innocent
Adjective
  • Related Articles As anyone with short hair will know, a meticulous cut and impeccable styling is key to pulling off the style with aplomb.
    Ashley Davis, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But the real perks of staying at a ryokan are the impeccable hospitality (omotenashi), multicourse kaiseki dinner (and ensuing breakfast spread) that’s typically built into room rates, and, not always but sometimes, access to a nearby or on-site onsen (hot spring).
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of impeccable
Adjective
  • The kind of sexuality that doesn’t easily square with beliefs that women need to be faultless and every corner of our lives must adhere to prevailing (and individualistic) liberal-feminist beliefs.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • While some have blamed rising health care costs on medical providers or hospitals, insurers are not faultless.
    Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of faultless
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