clean-living

[kleen-liv-ing]

adjective

Origin of clean-living

First recorded in 1915–20

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And he was a clean-living sort, nothing dishonorable or hateful about him.
Stalemate
Basil Eugene Wells
How could even their enemies have painted these simple-minded, clean-living peasant soldiers, as fierce, fighting-loving savages?
The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere
Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart
He was a very strong, clean-living young man and I really thought he had a chance.
The Emma Gees
Herbert Wes McBride
Mazzini soon became a leader among the clean-living, affectionate, impetuous undergraduates.
The Life of Mazzini
Bolton King
Both were dressed in white flannels and had the unmistakable look of clean-living athletes.
Vacation with the Tucker Twins
Nell Speed

1920, from clean (adv.) + live (v.).