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lily-white

 
Dictionary: lil·y-white   (lĭl'ē-hwīt', -wīt')
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adj.
  1. White as a lily.
  2. Beyond reproach; blameless.
  3. Informal. Excluding or seeking to exclude Black people.

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Thesaurus: lily-white
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adjective

  1. Beyond reproach: blameless, exemplary, good, irreprehensible, irreproachable, unblamable. See right/wrong.
  2. Free from evil and corruption: angelic, angelical, clean, innocent, pure, sinless, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unstained, unsullied, untainted, virginal. Idioms: pure as the driven snow. See clean/dirty, right/wrong, sex/asexual.
  3. Free from guilt or blame: blameless, faultless, guiltless, harmless, innocent, irreproachable, unblamable. Slang clean. Idioms: in the clear. See right/wrong.

WordNet: lily-white
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: restricted to whites only
  Synonym: white

Meaning #2: a pure white color

 
 
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