Definitions for: Cleanly

[adv] in an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall"
[adv] without distortion; "she played the piano accompaniment cleanly"
[adj] habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations"

Webster (1913) Definition: Clean"ly, a. [Compar. Cleanlier; superl.
Cleanliest.] [From Clean.]
1. Habitually clean; pure; innocent. ``Cleanly joys.''
--Glanvill.

Some plain but cleanly country maid. --Dryden.

Displays her cleanly platter on the board.
--Goldsmith.

2. Cleansing; fitted to remove moisture; dirt, etc. [Obs.]
``With cleanly powder dry their hair.'' --Prior.

3. Adroit; skillful; dexterous; artful. [Obs.]

Through his fine handling and his cleanly play.
--Spenser.

Clean"ly, adv.
1. In a clean manner; neatly.

He was very cleanly dressed. --Dickens.

2. Innocently; without stain. --Shak.

3. Adroitly; dexterously. --Middleton.

Synonyms: clean, flawlessly

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