cleanly
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2.9
- adverb
- /ˈklɛnli/
:
limpiamente
- So it's hard to divide them up cleanly because there's so many different projects here.
You need specialist to teach those very cleanly, clearly divided subjects.
- You need specialist to teach those very cleanly, clearly divided subjects.
- If you can excise that tumor cleanly, that is much better than other methods.
- But your arc doesn't land as cleanly.
- So there's an example where we can't quite make that distinction as cleanly as, as we might like.
- It's rare that a device splits our team's opinions this cleanly.
- OK, now I somehow need to implement non locality in my physics cleanly, Conceptually cleanly in the equations.
- I wanted to do it cleanly as painlessly as possible.
- But if you try to flip your phone end over end like this, you can't do it cleanly.
Examples
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If you can excise that tumor cleanly, that is much better than other methods.
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And I'll read the two and decide which one seems to come out more cleanly, and I'll go with that one.
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Our job is to process it through the system as cleanly as we can.
Fiction book (2002) -
But now it does so cleanly and the card fits.
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Make sure it's done cleanly.
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Yes, rules are made to be broken, but if you want them to snap cleanly, you have to know them first.
Academic text (2009) -
And that explains cleanly what's going on.
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That way you're moving it nice and cleanly with the least amount of damage.
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What surgeons do is they cut that scar out as cleanly as possible, doing as little damage to the underlying tissue as possible.
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She completed the project cleanly, finishing ahead of schedule without any errors.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In a completely correct way
261
3.6
In a way that gets the result you want
173
2.3
In an easy, calm way without problems or embarrassment
163
3.0
In a correct and exact way
124
3.7
Do something in an exact and careful way
110
1.0
You do this in a plain way without extra things
101
2.7
In a way that does not waste time or effort
93
1.0
To do something in a tidy and careful way
32
8.3
With great care and close attention to small details
16
4.1
In a way that has no mistakes
11
4.9
In a perfect way with no mistakes
7
4.4
In a clear, exact way that is easy to understand
5
5.5
In a very clean and perfect way
4
3.8
In a smooth, easy way without pauses
2
7.7
In a careful way that pays attention to small details and keeps things clean
In a way that gets the result you want
Antonyms
How Cleanly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cleanly uses the same root clean, which can also mean 'without extra or wrong parts' as in a 'a clean hit' or 'a clean performance', and the ending -ly makes it an adverb; so cleanly can mean 'in a smooth, precise way' or 'without mistakes'.