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Cleanly

Cleanly Meaning & Definition
Cleanly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cleanly?

[adv] in an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall"
[adv] without distortion; "she played the piano accompaniment cleanly"
[adj] habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cleanly: clean | flawlessly

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Cleanly In Webster's Dictionary

\Clean"ly\, a. [Compar. {Cleanlier}; superl. {Cleanliest}.] [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.

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