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Meaning of 'red-handed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Red-handed [ a. / adv.]
- Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed.

Meaning of 'red-handed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . red-handed [ r]
Meaning (1):
- doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence of having done something reprehensible
Example in sentence:
  • he was caught red-handed
2 . red-handed [ s]
Meaning (2):
- in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act
Example in sentence:
  • caught red-handed

Nearby Words:

red red-gum red-hand red-hot red-letter red-riband red-short red-tailed red-tape red-tapism

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