Fair-handed

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of fairhanded. alt-of, alternative

    "In brushing aside ancient rhetoric, for example, as 'generally a very silly set of Books' (LRBL i.v.59), it is hardly presenting a fair-handed account that puts the arguments on both sides in their true light."

Example

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"In brushing aside ancient rhetoric, for example, as 'generally a very silly set of Books' (LRBL i.v.59), it is hardly presenting a fair-handed account that puts the arguments on both sides in their true light."

Etymology

From fair + handed.

Related phrases

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