dirty-handed

adjective3

1. •
   Having unwashed hands.

   • Then the dirty-handed society went off the wash, followed by the Professor, trying to calm the anxiety of Rob, who had been told by Tommy that all water was full of invisible pollywogs. — 1871
2. •
   Guilty, corrupt

   • There were plenty of dirty-handed men in the world to do dirty business; and Will protested to himself that his share in bringing Mr. Brooke through would be quite innocent. — 1872
3. •
   Working-class, rough or boorish