Lexic.us

Definition of Cleanly

1. Adverb. In an adroit manner. "He bounced it cleanly off the wall"

2. Adjective. Habitually clean. "Cleanly in their persons and habitations"

3. Adverb. In a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution. "The motor burns cleanly"

4. Adverb. Without difficulty or distortion. "She played the piano accompaniment cleanly"

Definition of Cleanly

1. a. Habitually clean; pure; innocent.

2. adv. In a clean manner; neatly.

Definition of Cleanly

1. Adjective. being habitually clean, practising good hygiene ¹

2. Adverb. in a clean way ¹

3. Adverb. neatly ¹

4. Adverb. not causing a mess or unnecessary damage ¹

5. Adverb. innocently; without stain ¹

6. Adverb. adroitly; dexterously ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cleanly

1. habitually clean [adj -LIER, -LIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cleanly

cleaning implement cleaning lady cleaning out cleaning pad cleaning shoe cleaning shoes cleaning up cleaning woman cleanings cleanish

cleanlier cleanliest cleanlily cleanliness cleanlinesses cleanly (current term) cleanness cleannesses cleanout cleanouts

cleanroom cleanrooms cleans cleans out cleans up cleansable cleanse cleansed cleanser cleansers

Literary usage of Cleanly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century by John Ashton (1883)
"... O the best &c— O this was one of my Aunts, the best of all the three, And surely though I say it myselfe a cleanly woman was she, a cleanly &c. ..."

2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1905)
"These firms bottle the milk in the country instead of in ihe city, exacting the most cleanly conditions by contract with the farmers producing it, ..."

3. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edvard Westermarck (1908)
"... cy—we may assume that their toleration of filth is d on disgusting substances, or regard vermin as a )solutely boundless. e prevalence of cleanly or ..."

4. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1892)
"cleanly living, and dangerous habit. THE ravens of Providence come when least expected, and are not addicted to the habit of encouraging laziness. ..."

5. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1887)
"enough for food, seed, and rent, takes the rest. They are cleanly in their habits, and not so simple as the ..."

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