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View synonyms for cleanly

cleanly

[ adjective klen-lee; adverb 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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Derived Forms

  • cleanlily, adverb
  • cleanliness, noun
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Other Words From

  • clean·li·ness [klen, -lee-nis], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cleanly1

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

Kim played shortstop in Saturday’s exhibition game against Kansas City, booting a first-inning grounder for an error before fielding three grounders cleanly and throwing to first base in the third and fourth innings.

Betts cleanly fielded all three grounders that came his way, including two up the middle that took awkward hops off the mound.

Fischer, of Amnesty International, said it’s harder to cleanly pick apart policies that are laid out in executive orders that overlap and rely on one another.

Libbok had the quickest reaction and charged after the ball to take it cleanly, before beating the Sale full-back with ease to double his side's advantage.

From BBC

An overhand left connected cleanly with Fury's forehead in the sixth.

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