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cleanly

[klen-lee, kleen-lee]

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

/ ˈklɛnlɪnɪs, ˈklɛnlɪlɪ /

adverb

  1. in a fair manner

  2. easily or smoothly

    the screw went into the wood cleanly

“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

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
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Other Word Forms

  • cleanliness noun
  • cleanlily adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cleanly1

before 900; Middle English clenlich ( e ), Old English ǣԱī, equivalent to ǣԱ clean + -ly
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His first runs came off the inside edge but afterwards he cleanly struck another nine fours and three sixes as he targeted the leg side without resorting to slogs.

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He lacked the instincts and confidence to cleanly field even many routine grounders.

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While the idea of Canada breaking cleanly from the mother county makes the rounds every now and then, actual legislation to do so has never come close to a reality.

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A final three dropped cleanly through the net, punctuating the outburst.

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Big Red’s second baseman fielded it cleanly, but threw to second instead of first.

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