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cleanly

UK/ˈkliːnli/ US/ˈklinli/ uncommon obsolete
adverb (2) adjective (1)

adverb

1.

in an adroit manner

  • “he bounced it cleanly off the wall”
Synonyms
2.

without distortion

  • “she played the piano accompaniment cleanly”

adjective

1.

habitually clean

  • “cleanly in their persons and habitations”
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Origin

From Middle English clenly, clenliche, clanly, from Old English clǣnlīċ (“cleanly, pure, excellent”), equivalent to clean + -ly.

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