cleanly
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- adverb
- /ˈklɛnli/
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limpiamente
- Natural gas burns cleanly and generates almost no pollution.
- burns cleanly
You know how gross the whole there must be a sex pod on space stations because you can't have, you know, sex cleanly.
- You know how gross the whole there must be a sex pod on space stations because you can't have, you know, sex cleanly.
Examples
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Hydrogen burns cleanly with oxygen to water while creating energy.
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The entire electrochemical conversion process is accomplished cleanly and efficiently without the use of any moving parts.
Academic text (2010) -
I want this to go quickly and cleanly.
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To my surprise, the whole mass of dead leaves lifted cleanly off the ground.
Academic text (2002) -
Make sure that your site is cleanly shown and easily readable.
Blog text (22) -
Being able to do that means that I can generate energy cleanly, efficiently, and cheaply right where I am.
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I am faced with a grave problem and I intend to resolve it quickly and cleanly.
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The snow was a light powder, and the shovel moved under it cleanly.
Fiction book (1994) -
So the charcoal that we talked about on Wednesday has some benefits in that it burns as cleanly as wood charcoal.
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Jerrie looked down, pulled a rag from a pocket, and cleanly wiped up the spill.
Synonyms
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To do something in a tidy and careful way
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In a very clean and perfect way
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In a careful way that pays attention to small details and keeps things clean
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In a clean way that stops germs from spreading
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In a very clean way with no stains or dirt
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Very clean and fresh, not touched by people or time
In a very clean way that keeps things free from germs
Someone arranges things in a neat and tidy way
How Cleanly
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Etymology
Cleanly comes from the simple word clean meaning 'free from dirt' and the ending -ly meaning 'in a ... way', so it literally means 'in a clean way'; that is why we use cleanly for actions that cause little or no dirt or pollution.