Cleanhandedness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of clean-handedness. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "Within its limits this has worked as a most admirable corrective to patronage; it is one of the chief factors in the cleanhandedness of British politicians, and it is continually importing fresh young men from outside to keep officialdom in touch with the general educated world."

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"Within its limits this has worked as a most admirable corrective to patronage; it is one of the chief factors in the cleanhandedness of British politicians, and it is continually importing fresh young men from outside to keep officialdom in touch with the general educated world."

Etymology

From cleanhanded + -ness.

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