adj., -li·er, -li·est.

Habitually and carefully neat and clean. See synonyms at clean.

adv. (klēn'lē)

In a clean manner.

cleanliness clean'li·ness (klĕn'lē-nĭs) n.

adjective

Free from dirt, stain, or impurities: antiseptic, clean, immaculate, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied. See clean/dirty.

adverb

In a fair, sporting manner: correctly, fair, fairly, properly. See fair/unfair.

IN BRIEF: Always kept neat or tidy.

Being cleanly is necessary in a hospital.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: habitually clean

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The adverb cleanly has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: in an adroit manner
  Synonym: flawlessly
  Derived from adjective: clean (meaning #17)

Meaning #2: without distortion

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - rent
adj. - ren, renlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoon, efficiënt

Français (French)
adv. - franchement, avec précision
adj. - précis, net, évident

Deutsch (German)
adv. - sauber, säuberlich
adj. - sauber, sauberkeitsliebend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - καθαρός (κατά σύστημα)

Italiano (Italian)
nettamente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - asseadamente, honestamente

Русский (Russian)
чистоплотный

Español (Spanish)
adv. - limpiamente, diestramente
adj. - en forma limpia, en forma diestra

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - rent, renlig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
干净, 清白, 清洁, 爱清洁的, 清洁的, 干净的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 乾淨, 清白, 清潔
adj. - 愛清潔的, 清潔的, 乾淨的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 청결하게, 맑게, 완전히
adj. - 산뜻한, 품위 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - きれい好きな
adv. - きれいに, 悪事をしないで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بنظافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮נקי, בצורה נקיה, ביעילות‬
adj. - ‮נקי בד"כ, בצורה נקיה‬

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