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CLEANLY
cleanly
(adjective) habitually clean; “cleanly in their persons and habitations”
flawlessly, cleanly
(adverb) smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly; “the gymnast landed flawlessly”; “she played the piano accompaniment cleanly”; “he bounced it cleanly off the wall”
cleanly
(adverb) in a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution; “the motor burns cleanly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
cleanly (comparative cleanlier or more cleanly, superlative cleanliest or most cleanly)
Being habitually clean, practising good hygiene.
(obsolete) Cleansing; fitted to remove moisture; dirt, etc.
(obsolete) Adroit; dexterous; artful.
Antonyms
• uncleanly
• dirty
Etymology 2
Adverb
cleanly (comparative cleanlier or more cleanly, superlative cleanliest or most cleanly)
In a clean way, neatly.
Not causing a mess or unnecessary damage.
Innocently; without stain.
Adroitly; dexterously
Anagrams
• lancely
Source: Wiktionary
Clean"ly, a. [Compar. Cleanlier; superl. Cleanliest.] Etym: [From Clean.]
1. Habitually clean; pure; innocent. "Cleanly joys." Glanvill. Some plain but cleanly country maid. Dryden. Displays her cleanly platter on the board. Goldsmith.
2. Cleansing; fitted to remove moisture; dirt, etc. [Obs.] "With cleanly powder dry their hair." Prior.
3. Adroit; skillful; dexterous; artful. [Obs.] Through his fine handling and his cleanly play. Spenser.
Clean"ly, adv.
1. In a clean manner; neatly. He was very cleanly dressed. Dickens.
2. Innocently; without stain. Shak.
3. Adroitly; dexterously. Middleton.
CLEAN
Clean, a. [Compar. Cleaner (; superl. Cleanest.] Etym: [OE. clene, AS. cl; akin to OHG. chleini pure, neat, graceful, small, G. klein small, and perh. to W. glan clean, pure, bright; all perh. from a primitive, meaning bright, shining. Cf. Glair.]
1. Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
2. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
3. Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
4. Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
5. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire. When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of corners of thy field. Le
6. Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Ps. li. 10 That I am whole, and clean, and meet for Heaven Tennyson.
7. (Script.)
Definition: Free from ceremonial defilement.
8. Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy. "Lothair is clean." F. Harrison.
9. Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs. A clean bill of health, a certificate from the proper authrity that a ship is free from infection.
– Clean breach. See under Breach, n., 4.
– To make a clean breast. See under Breast.
Clean, adv.
1. Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely. "Domestic broils clean overblown." Shak. "Clean contrary." Milton. All the people were passed clean over Jordan. Josh. iii. 17.
2. Without miscarriage; not bunglingly; dexterously. [Obs.] "Pope came off clean with Homer." Henley.
Clean, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cleaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleaning.] Etym: [See Clean, a., and cf. Cleanse.]
Definition: To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse. To clean out, to exhaust; to empty; to get away from (one) all his money. [Colloq.] De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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