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adjective
- being habitually clean, practising good hygiene
- 1653: Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler - I'll now lead you to an honest ale-house, where we shall find a room, lavender in the windows, and twenty ballads stuck about the wall.
adverb
- in a clean way
- Despite travelling for the last week, she was dressed.
- not causing a mess or unnecessary damage
- We agreed to break off our relationship .
- Fortunately, the bullet passed through your shoulder.
Etymology: clean + -ly
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