cleanlier; cleanliest
1
: careful to keep clean : fastidious
2
: habitually kept clean
Synonyms
Examples of cleanly in a Sentence
Adverb
A sharp knife will cut through the skin of a tomato cleanly.
This fuel burns more cleanly than other fuels.
Recent Examples on the Web
Iman Balagam, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
But the new battles, about issues that don’t always break cleanly along party lines, have created a challenge for an administration trying to manage what is perhaps the nation’s most diverse school district.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Founded by actress Tia Mowry, the brand makes products that move your natural hair journey along — swiftly, softly, and cleanly.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 3 Apr. 2024
New York tied the score with 13:20 gone in the first as Pulock beat Stolarz cleanly, ripping his shot in off the left post.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Cecilia’s introduction to life at the convent is neatly wrapped into a few montages, which show her and the other nuns learning to fold laundry, care for the elderly women in the hospice program and cleanly kill a chicken.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
Because of this internal agitation, ingredients cooked in a microwave—including a fillet of fish—tend to cook more evenly, more quickly, and more cleanly.
—Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
If McIntyre loses both of those matches and does so cleanly?
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The sturdy frames cleanly display photos under thick glass, and the simple design won’t detract from the photo inside.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
Ripa smiled at the camera with cleanly arched eyebrows, long eyelashes and long blonde locks that fell past her shoulders.
—Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
Other options like the fall apart-tender pork belly taco, topped with sour-sweet tamarind salsa, cleanly acidic gooseberry salsa, and bright serranos round out the thoughtful menu at Guerilla Tacos.
—Javier Cabral, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2023
De La Hoya rematch, advancing them with rich archival footage presented in cleanly chronological fashion.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
After inspections in January and February, inspectors noticed a more cleanly, efficient jail operation with better mental healthcare and better technology, specifically noting better surveillance cameras.
—Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2020
And, notoriously, college dorms are not the cleanliest places.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2020
Adverb
Thankfully, this one is specifically formulated to rinse out cleanly, leaving no residue that can weigh down your hair or clog your follicles, which can ultimately impede hair growth.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
But the new battles, about issues that don’t always break cleanly along party lines, have created a challenge for an administration trying to manage what is perhaps the nation’s most diverse school district.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Founded by actress Tia Mowry, the brand makes products that move your natural hair journey along — swiftly, softly, and cleanly.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 3 Apr. 2024
New York tied the score with 13:20 gone in the first as Pulock beat Stolarz cleanly, ripping his shot in off the left post.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Cecilia’s introduction to life at the convent is neatly wrapped into a few montages, which show her and the other nuns learning to fold laundry, care for the elderly women in the hospice program and cleanly kill a chicken.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
Because of this internal agitation, ingredients cooked in a microwave—including a fillet of fish—tend to cook more evenly, more quickly, and more cleanly.
—Lucas Sin, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
If McIntyre loses both of those matches and does so cleanly?
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The sturdy frames cleanly display photos under thick glass, and the simple design won’t detract from the photo inside.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
Adjective
Among the 21 artists are Julia Chon and Dave Young Kim, who offer cleanly hard-edge paintings of, respectively, a woman in traditional garb and two storks below two strands of barbed wire.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
Ripa smiled at the camera with cleanly arched eyebrows, long eyelashes and long blonde locks that fell past her shoulders.
—Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
Other options like the fall apart-tender pork belly taco, topped with sour-sweet tamarind salsa, cleanly acidic gooseberry salsa, and bright serranos round out the thoughtful menu at Guerilla Tacos.
—Javier Cabral, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2023
De La Hoya rematch, advancing them with rich archival footage presented in cleanly chronological fashion.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
After inspections in January and February, inspectors noticed a more cleanly, efficient jail operation with better mental healthcare and better technology, specifically noting better surveillance cameras.
—Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2020
And, notoriously, college dorms are not the cleanliest places.
—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2020
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“Cleanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleanly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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