Cleanhandedness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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