About The Word Cleanly
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Cleanly: See Also | 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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