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squeaky-clean

adjective

Definition of squeaky-clean

1 :completely clean

squeaky-clean hair

2 :completely free from moral taint of any kind

a squeaky-clean reputation

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First Known Use of squeaky-clean

1968

squeaky-clean Synonyms

Synonyms

antiseptic, chaste, fair, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, stainless, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied

Antonyms

besmirched, dirty, filthy, foul, grubby, smirched, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleaned

Related Words

pure, taintless, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted, wholesome; cleanly, germfree, hygienic, sanitary, sterile; abluted, bleached, cleansed, purified, scrubbed, washed, whitened; milky, snowy, white; flawless, unblemished; bright, shiny, sparkling

Near Antonyms

dingy, greasy, grimy, mucky, muddy, unwashed; defiled, germy, polluted, tainted, unsterile, unsterilized; blackened, discolored

SQUEAKY-CLEAN Defined for English Language Learners

squeaky-clean

adjective

Definition of squeaky-clean for English Language Learners

: completely clean
: not connected with or involving anything morally wrong

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