red-handed
English
adj
Definitions
- (idiom) Showing clear evidence of guilt; in the act of wrongdoing.
- Deadly, bloody.
- (informal) With hands that are red from blood.
Etymology
Affix from English red (having red as its colour) + English handed.
Origin
English
handed
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Red China English
- Red Crown English
- Red Hatter English
- Red Sea English
- Redbeard English
- Redbridge English
- Redcastle English
- Redflower English
- ambi-handed English
- antired English
- barehanded English
- blood-red English
- bloody-handed English
- blue-red English
- both-handed English
- broken-handed English
- brokenhanded English
- cack-handed English
- close-handed English
- closehanded English
- coarse-handed English
- coarsehanded English
- cross-handed English
- cross-handedness English
- crosshanded English
- dead-handed English
- deadhanded English
- deft-handed English
- defthanded English
- dirty-handed English
- doublehanded English
- dry-handed English
- either-handed English
- emptyhanded English
- evenhanded English
- fair-handed English
- fairhanded English
- fast-handed English
- fourhanded English
- freehanded English
- full-handed English
- gentle-handed English
- gouty-handed English
- handed English
- handedly English
- handedness English
- hardhanded English
- horny-handed English
- infrared English
- ironhanded English
- large-handed English
- left-handed English
- lefthanded English
- level-handed English
- lily-handed English
- loose-handed English
- many-handed English
- monored English
- naked-handed English
- neat-handed English
- nonred English
- numb-handed English
- offhanded English
- one-handed English
- open-handed English
- overhanded English
- ready-handed English
- red English
- red caviar English
- red geyser English
- red guard English
- red nugget galaxy English
- red state English
- red tide English
- red wolf English
- red-crested pochard English
- red-eye English
- red-green English
- red-haired English
- red-handedly English
- red-handedness English
- red-necked buzzard English
- red-pencil English
- red-shouldered hawk English
- redback English
- redbait English
- redbed English
- redbelly English
- redberry English
- redbird English
- redbone English
- redbreast English
- redbrick English
- redbud English
- redbug English
- redbush English
- redcap English
- redcoat English
- redden English
- reddish English
- reddy English
- redface English
- redfin English
- redfinch English
- redfish English
- redgum English
- redhead English
- redheaded English
- redhorse English
- redleg English
- redline English
- redlink English
- redly English
- redmouth English
- redneck English
- redness English
- rednosed English
- redology English
- redophile English
- redout English
- redpoint English
- redpoll English
- redrimmed English
- redroot English
- redsear English
- redshank English
- redshift English
- redshirt English
- redskin English
- redskirt English
- redsmith English
- redstart English
- redstem English
- redstreak English
- redtail English
- redthroat English
- redtop English
- redtwig English
- redward English
- redwards English
- redware English
- redway English
- redweed English
- redwing English
- redwood English
- redwork English
- redworm English
- right-handed English
- secondhanded English
- semired English
- shorthanded English
- shovel-handed English
- side-handed English
- slack-handed English
- spade-handed English
- steady-handed English
- strait-handed English
- strong-handed English
- sure-handed English
- swift-handed English
- tender-handed English
- toom-handed English
- two-handed English
- ultrared English
- underhanded English
- unred English
- uphanded English
- weak-handed English
- white-handed English
- wide-handed English
- yellow-red English
- レッド Japanese
- red Middle English
- red Volapük
- ret Tok Pisin
- red Bislama
- red
- unred
- redly
- reddy
- redleg
- redout
- handed
- redcap
- redgum
- redbed
- redbug
- redfin
- redden
- redtop
- redbud
- nonred
- redway
- redweed
- redtwig
- monored
- redware
- redpoll
- redwork
- reddish
- redbush
- redroot
- redcoat
- redness
- redlink
- redward
- redtail
- redfish
- redskin
- redstem
- redface
- semired
- redback
- redbone
- redworm
- Red Sea
- redwood
- redbait
- redhead
- redbird
- redwing
- redline
- antired
- redneck
- redsear
- red-eye
- redshank
- redmouth
- red tide
- rednosed
- red wolf
- uphanded
- ultrared
- redwards
- redsmith
- redhorse
- redshift
- redbrick
- redbelly
- blue-red
- infrared
- redfinch
- redstart
- handedly
- redpoint
- redskirt
- redology
- redshirt
- redberry
- Redbeard
- Red China
- redophile
- offhanded
- redstreak
- red-green
- blood-red
- redheaded
- Redbridge
- Red Crown
- redbreast
- red state
- Redcastle
- red guard
- redthroat
- Redflower
- redrimmed
- red-haired
- freehanded
- overhanded
- ironhanded
- yellow-red
- fairhanded
- barehanded
- handedness
- lefthanded
- fourhanded
- Red Hatter
- two-handed
- defthanded
- red-pencil
- one-handed
- dry-handed
- deadhanded
- hardhanded
- red caviar
- evenhanded
- red geyser
- closehanded
- fast-handed
- numb-handed
- full-handed
- dead-handed
- left-handed
- many-handed
- underhanded
- both-handed
- ambi-handed
- weak-handed
- neat-handed
- side-handed
- sure-handed
- toom-handed
- emptyhanded
- lily-handed
- open-handed
- wide-handed
- fair-handed
- crosshanded
- shorthanded
- cack-handed
- deft-handed
- level-handed
- ready-handed
- brokenhanded
- coarsehanded
- close-handed
- cross-handed
- white-handed
- slack-handed
- spade-handed
- red-handedly
- gouty-handed
- dirty-handed
- large-handed
- doublehanded
- horny-handed
- right-handed
- loose-handed
- naked-handed
- secondhanded
- swift-handed
- shovel-handed
- strait-handed
- coarse-handed
- steady-handed
- broken-handed
- tender-handed
- bloody-handed
- strong-handed
- either-handed
- gentle-handed
- red-handedness
- cross-handedness
- red nugget galaxy
- red-necked buzzard
- red-crested pochard
- red-shouldered hawk