Clean-handed (Adjective)
Meaning
Free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The judge believed the defendant to be clean-handed and innocent of the crime.
- After a thorough investigation, the police found no evidence to suggest that the businessman was anything but clean-handed.
- The charity's clean-handed reputation made it a trustworthy recipient of donations.
- The whistleblower's clean-handed past made her allegations against the corrupt politician all the more credible.
- The company's clean-handed record on environmental issues was a major selling point for investors.