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Synonyms

cleanly

American  
[klen-lee, kleen-lee] / ˈklɛn li, ˈklin li /

adjective

cleanlier, cleanliest

  1. personally neat; careful to keep or make clean.

    The cat is by nature a cleanly animal.

  2. habitually kept clean.

  3. Obsolete. cleansing; making clean.

adverb

  1. in a clean manner.

cleanly British  
/ ˈklɛnlɪnɪs, ˈklɛnlɪlɪ /

adverb

  1. in a fair manner

  2. easily or smoothly

    the screw went into the wood cleanly
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adjective

  1. habitually clean or neat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • cleanlily adverb
  • cleanliness noun

Etymology

Origin of cleanly

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

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