Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a cleanly manner; neatlyj cleverly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a cleanly manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb in a
cleanly manner
Etymologies
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cleanly + -ly
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Examples
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_ Oh yes, a most damnable one: Wou'd I were cleanlily off the Lay, and had my Money again.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I Aphra Behn 1664
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And yet the Devil of any Dwarf, Squire or Damsel have I met with yet, -- wou'd I were cleanlily off this business -- hah, Lights, as I live, and People coming this way!
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II Aphra Behn 1664
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Page 98 yearning, that it is necessary I get very tipsy to-night, and strive to forget that I, too, might have lived cleanlily. "
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Oh yes, a most damnable one: Wou’d I were cleanlily off the Lay, and had my Money again.
hernesheir commented on the word cleanlily
An adverb easier written than cleanly spoken.
January 2, 2013