cleanly
pronunciation
How to pronounce cleanly in British English:
UK [ˈkli:nli]
How to pronounce cleanly in American English:
US [ˈklɛnli]
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- Adjective:
- habitually clean
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- Adverb:
- in an adroit manner
- without distortion
Word Origin
- cleanly (adj.)
- Old English clænlic "morally pure, innocent," from clæne (see clean (adj.)). Of persons, "habitually clean," from c. 1500.
- cleanly (adv.)
- Old English clænlice; see clean (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. Voting appeared to go cleanly , helped by a new electoral register .
- 2. That kind of trading inefficiency looks bad for china and would be an embarrassment for the nyse , which prides itself on its ability to price shares cleanly .
- 3. Past studies have shown that clouds of dark matter pass cleanly through one another when galaxy clusters merge .