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Variant of cleanly¹

cleanly¹ Definition

cleanly (klen′lē)

adjective cleanlier -·lier, cleanliest -·li·est

  1. keeping oneself or one's surroundings clean
  2. always kept clean

Etymology: ME clenli < OE clænlice < clæne, clean

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Variant of cleanly²

cleanly² Definition

cleanly (klēn′lē)

adverb

in a clean manner
cleanliness Synonyms

cleanliness

n.

cleanness, neatness, purity, tidiness, trimness, spruceness, nattiness, immaculateness, spotlessness, dapperness, fastidiousness, finicality, orderliness, freshness, whiteness, daintiness, disinfection, sanitation, sterility, asepsis.

Antonyms filth*, dirtiness, griminess.

cleanliness Quotes

Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and some people do the same by their religion.

—Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

So we thinkof Marilyn who was every man's love affair with America, Marilyn Monroe who was blonde and beautiful and had a sweet little rinky-dink of a voice and all the cleanliness of all the clean American backyards.

—Mailer, Norman Kingsley