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  • 11cleanly — UK [ˈkliːnlɪ] / US [ˈklɪnlɪ] adverb 1) with one smooth movement She s a strong player who hits the ball cleanly. 2) without creating a lot of mess or pollution The good thing about it is that it burns cleanly …

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  • 12cleanly — cleanliness /klen lee nis/, n. adj. /klen lee/; adv. /kleen lee/, adj., cleanlier, cleanliest, adv. adj. 1. personally neat; careful to keep or make clean: The cat is by nature a cleanly animal. 2. habitually kept clean. 3. Obs. cleansing; making …

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  • 13cleanly — adv. Cleanly is used with these verbs: ↑cut, ↑execute, ↑slice …

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  • 14cleanly — adverb quickly and smoothly with just one movement: The branch snapped cleanly in two …

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  • 15cleanly — I. adverb Date: 13th century in a clean manner II. adjective (cleanlier; est) Date: circa 1500 1. careful to keep clean ; fastidious 2. habitually kept clean • cleanliness noun …

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  • 16cleanly — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. neat, tidy, spotless; see clean 1 , neat 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Free from dirt, stain, or impurities: antiseptic, clean, immaculate, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied. See CLEAN. II adverb In a …

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  • 17cleanly — adv. RG. 434 …

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  • 18cleanly — clean·ly || klenlɪ adj. in clean or tidy manner; neatly; fastidiously adv. in a clean manner, in an unsoiled manner …

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  • 19cleanly — adverb kli:nli in a clean manner. adjective klɛnli (cleanlier, cleanliest) archaic habitually clean. Derivatives cleanliness klɛnlɪnɪs noun …

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  • 20cleanly — I. a. Neat, tidy. See clean, a. II. ad. Neatly, in a clean or neat manner …

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