clean-handed
Example Sentences
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Snapped Quarles about the clean-handed beat of Baldwin and Sullivan: "I would say it was not playing the game with the Defense Department the way I would like it played."
From Time Magazine Archive
The cowardly, contemptible cad, who would have his desire at the cost of all that was decent and clean-handed!
From The Long Lane's Turning by Rives, Hallie Erminie
In some respects he is clever and remarkably clean-handed.
From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)
That isn't my idea; I'm going to win the election clean-handed; satisfaction in looking back on an honest piece of work; what?
From A Life's Morning by Gissing, George
Hume was an ardent, honest, clean-handed politician without money, but he had for manager one Ethan Knowles, a cool-headed, tireless veteran of campaign battles, with David acting as assistant and speech maker.
From David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West by Maniates, Belle Kanaris
