Found 3 hits - Term: cleanly, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cleanly \clean"ly\, adv.
1. in a clean manner; neatly.
1913 webster
he was very cleanly dressed. --dickens.
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2. innocently; without stain. --shak.
1913 webster
3. adroitly; dexterously. --middleton.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cleanly \clean"ly\, a. compar. cleanlier; superl.
cleanliest. from clean.
1. habitually clean; pure; innocent. "cleanly joys."
--glanvill.
1913 webster
some plain but cleanly country maid. --dryden.
1913 webster
displays her cleanly platter on the board.
--goldsmith.
1913 webster
2. cleansing; fitted to remove moisture; dirt, etc. obs.
"with cleanly powder dry their hair." --prior.
1913 webster
3. adroit; skillful; dexterous; artful. obs.
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through his fine handling and his cleanly play.
--spenser.
1913 webster
see also:
cleanlier cleanliest clean
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
cleanly
adj : habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations"
adv 1: in an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall"
syn: flawlessly
2: without distortion; "she played the piano accompaniment
cleanly"
also: cleanliest, cleanlier
see also:
flawlessly cleanliest cleanlier
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