red-handed adjective3 •Deadly, bloody.He sees in Conan a red-handed, rough-footed barbarian who came out of the north to plunder a civilized land. — 2014 •Showing clear evidence of guilt; in the act of wrongdoing.to catch red-handed •With hands that are red from blood.The blisters had wept blood for a while, leaving him literally red-handed for the rest of the night. — 2008 formsmore red-handed · most red-handed
