cleanly

¹clean·ly

adv \ˈklēn-lē\

Definition of CLEANLY

: in a clean manner

Examples of CLEANLY

1. A sharp knife will cut through the skin of a tomato cleanly.
2. This fuel burns more cleanly than other fuels.

First Known Use of CLEANLY

13th century

Related to CLEANLY

Synonyms: clean, fairly, fair, legally

Antonyms: dirty, illegally

Related Words: ethically, high-mindedly, morally, nobly; honorably

Near Antonyms: ignobly, immorally, underhandedly, unethically; dishonorably

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Rhymes with CLEANLY

greenly, keenly, leanly, meanly, queenly