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Adverb: cleanly  kleen-lee
  1. Smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly
    "she played the piano accompaniment cleanly"; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall";
    - flawlessly
     
  2. In a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution
    "the motor burns cleanly"
Adjective: cleanly (cleanlier,cleanliest)  kleen-lee
Usage: archaic
  1. Habitually clean
    "cleanly in their persons and habitations"

Derived forms: cleanlier, cleanliest

See also: clean