What does clean-handed mean?
Clean-handed means (chiefly UK) Innocent and candid; free from corruption..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(chiefly UK) 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.
Use clean-handed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Clean-handed means (chiefly UK) Innocent and candid; free from corruption..
Common synonyms include clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a whistle, pure, blameless.
Possible antonyms include guilty.
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.
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