cleanlier; cleanliest
1
: careful to keep clean : fastidious
2
: habitually kept clean
Examples of cleanly in a Sentence
Adverb
A sharp knife will cut through the skin of a tomato cleanly.
This fuel burns more cleanly than other fuels.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Signal early, naturally, merge cleanly and don’t tailgate, especially in back of someone towing 7,000 pounds up a grade.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Director Jennifer Chang understands clearly and cleanly which moments need specific tones and moods.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
Nolan Arenado followed Contreras to the plate and hit what might have been a double-play grounder had Jake Cronenworth been able to field the ball cleanly behind second base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
Signal early, naturally, merge cleanly and don’t tailgate, especially in back of someone towing 7,000 pounds up a grade.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Adjective
The folding handles close away neatly into side recesses to create flush sides that store cleanly side by side.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
Director Jennifer Chang understands clearly and cleanly which moments need specific tones and moods.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Cleanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleanly. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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