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单词 cleanly
释义 cleanly
I. \ˈklenlē, -li\ adjective
(often -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English clenly, from Old English clǣnlic pure, from clǣne pure + -lic -ly — more at clean
1. obsolete : clean morally or ceremonially
 < the cleanlier in his office for his new-washed surplice — John Milton >
2. : free from dirt or litter
3.
 a. : careful to keep clean
  < cleanly in their persons and habitations — Meriwether Lewis >
  < the badger is a most cleanly animal >
 b. : habitually kept clean
 c. : chaste and refined in quality
  < turn the jargon into cleanly English >
4. obsolete : cleverly devised or deftly executed
 < cleanly knavery — Edmund Spenser >
5. archaic : conducive to cleanness
II. \ˈklēnlē, -li\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English clenly, from Old English clǣnlīce purely, from clǣne pure + -lice -ly
: in a clean manner
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