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clean-living

[ kleen-liv-ing ]

/ ˈklinˈlɪv ɪŋ /

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adjective

conducting one's life so as to be beyond moral reproach.

Words nearby clean-living

clean up, clean wool, clean-cut, clean-handed, clean-limbed, clean-living, clean-shaven, clean-tech, cleanability, cleaner, cleaning

Origin of clean-living

First recorded in 1915–20

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for clean-living

In appearance he resembled many another clean-cut, clean-living American gentleman.
The Lure of the Mask|Harold MacGrath
His record is an unbroken record of honourable conduct; his life has been that of a clean-living, straightforward gentleman.
The Red Thumb Mark|R. Austin Freeman
Unlike his clean-living forefathers, he was famous as a debauchee in a dissolute age.
Love Romances of the Aristocracy|Thornton Hall
He was a very strong, clean-living young man and I really thought he had a chance.
The Emma Gees|Herbert Wes McBride

And he was a clean-living sort, nothing dishonorable or hateful about him.
Stalemate|Basil Eugene Wells

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