Dirty-handed

Quick meaning: Dirty-handed is an adjective meaning Having unwashed hands.

Meaning

Having unwashed hands.

More Meanings

1. Working-class, rough or boorish
2. Guilty, corrupt

Example Sentences

So little time I cannot hope to wash my hands – HELENA : No – VANYA: But must come dirty-handed –

As another CIA officer, Bill Harvey, remarked, 'No one wanted to charge the president personally with the complete, dirty-handed details of the assassination plans.

There were plenty of dirty-handed men in the world to do dirty business; and Will protested to himself that his share in bringing Mr. Brooke through would be quite innocent.

Then the dirty-handed society went off the wash, followed by the Professor, trying to calm the anxiety of Rob, who had been told by Tommy that all water was full of invisible pollywogs.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unwashed, uncleanly, ungloved, unhygienic, unclean, unsanitized.

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