cleanlier; cleanliest
1
: careful to keep clean : fastidious
2
: habitually kept clean
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.
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Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Blocking veteran linebacker Demario Davis will be a must if Stevenson or Henderson is to get through the second level cleanly and pull off a long run.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The folding handles close away neatly into side recesses to create flush sides that store cleanly side by side.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
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Adverb
In the second half, a quick free kick from Roldan sprung Wright down the right channel, and Wright cut back into his left foot and curled the ball cleanly inside the far post.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Blocking veteran linebacker Demario Davis will be a must if Stevenson or Henderson is to get through the second level cleanly and pull off a long run.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Whoever wins cleanly leaves with both the championship belts.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The folding handles close away neatly into side recesses to create flush sides that store cleanly side by side.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
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“Cleanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleanly. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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