cleanly

[ adjective klen-lee; adverb kleen-lee ]

/ adjective ˈklɛn li; adverb ˈklin li /

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adjective, clean·li·er, clean·li·est.

personally neat; careful to keep or make clean: The cat is by nature a cleanly animal.

habitually kept clean.

Obsolete. cleansing; making clean.

adverb

in a clean manner.

Nearby words

cleaning, cleaning lady, cleaning woman, cleanliness, cleanliness is next to godliness, cleanly, cleanout, cleanse, cleanser, cleansing tissue, cleanskin

Origin of cleanly

before 900; Middle English clenlich(e), Old English clǣnlīc, equivalent to clǣne clean + -līc -ly

Related formsclean·li·ness

[klen-lee-nis] /ˈklɛn li nɪs/, noun

Can be confusedcleanliness cleanness

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If a guard dog licks one of your dinner plates, for example, serious scrubbing is involved to restore its cleanliness.
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Especial attention should be paid to cleanliness during this period.
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He will be responsible for the cleanliness of his lines and will frequently visit the latrines.
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Would not a strong government have begun by stifling the scandal, from motives of patriotism, a mere sense of cleanliness even?
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In all cases the number of the parasites were greater in proportion to the neglect of cleanliness.
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The duties of cleanliness and temperance fall under the same head as the above.
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British Dictionary definitions for cleanliness

cleanly

adverb (ˈkliːnlɪ)

in a fair manner

easily or smoothlythe screw went into the wood cleanly

adjective (ˈklɛnlɪ) -lier or -liest

habitually clean or neat

Derived Formscleanlily (ˈklɛnlɪlɪ), adverbcleanliness (ˈklɛnlɪnɪs), noun

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cleanly

adjective, clean·li·er, clean·li·est.

adverb

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cleanly

adverb (ˈkliːnlɪ)

adjective (ˈklɛnlɪ) -lier or -liest