cleanhandedness

See also: clean-handedness

English

Etymology

cleanhanded +‎ -ness

Noun

cleanhandedness (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of clean-handedness
    • 1903, H.G. Wells, Mankind in the Making:
      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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