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spotlessly

spotlessly

1 3.3
In a very clean way with no stains or dirt
  • adverb
  • /ˈspɑt.ləs.li/
translation icon : impecablemente
  • The hotel room was left spotlessly clean after the guests checked out.
  • spotlessly clean
  • spotlessly white

Examples

  • Everything he wore, though, was spotlessly clean.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Their envelope was spotlessly white.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Always paid his rent on time, left the unit spotlessly clean.

  • Everything was in place, spotlessly clean.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The walls were smooth and white, and everything was spotlessly clean.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The school lunchroom starts the day spotlessly clean.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In comparison to the reception area, it was nicely furnished and spotlessly clean.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • He's always spotlessly dressed, clean and neat and totally smooth.

  • He watched Juliette Montgomery from the doorway that led into her spotlessly clean kitchen.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • A Dublin man of sixty-five years old, he wore a frayed tweed suit and a spotlessly clean shirt.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

impeccably
vsspotlessly
11 4.9

In a perfect way with no mistakes

refers specifically to absence of spots or stains, not general perfection
immaculately
vsspotlessly
5 5.5

In a very clean and perfect way

focuses specifically on having no spots or stains rather than general flawlessness
pristinely
vsspotlessly
1 5.8

Very clean and fresh, not touched by people or time

emphasizes absence of spots or stains rather than freshness or newness

Antonyms

1 1.4

In a messy way that leaves food or paint everywhere

How Clean

spotlessly
1 3.3
cleanly
6 2.0
messily
1 1.4

Surface Forms

spotlessly positive
spotlesslyer comparative
spotlesslyest superlative

Morphology

spotlessly = spotless (transparent) = spot + less + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'spotless', whose meaning is directly derived from 'spot' + '-less'.

Etymology

The word spotlessly breaks into spot ('a small mark'), -less ('without'), and -ly (which turns a word into an adverb). So it literally means 'without marks', which is why we use spotlessly to say something is done in a perfectly clean way.