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cleanly

adjective adverb

Habitually clean

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
LE
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Habitually clean

    “Cleanly in their persons and habitations”

adverb

  1. Smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly

    “The gymnast landed flawlessly”

adverb

  1. In a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution

    “The motor burns cleanly”

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Example Sentences

Cleanly in their persons and habitations
The gymnast landed flawlessly
She played the piano accompaniment cleanly
He bounced it cleanly off the wall
The motor burns cleanly

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