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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cleanly \Clean"ly\, adjective [Compar. {Cleanlier}; superl. {Cleanliest}.] [From {Clean}.]
1. Habitually clean; pure; innocent. ''Cleanly joys.'' --Glanvill.
Some plain but cleanly country maid. --Dryden.
Displays her cleanly platter on the board. --Goldsmith.
2. Cleansing; fitted to remove moisture; dirt, etc. [Obs.] ''With cleanly powder dry their hair.'' --Prior.
3. Adroit; skillful; dexterous; artful. [Obs.]
Through his fine handling and his cleanly play. --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cleanly \Clean"ly\, adverb
1. In a clean manner; neatly.
He was very cleanly dressed. --Dickens.
2. Innocently; without stain. --Shak.
3. Adroitly; dexterously. --Middleton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cleanly
adjective: habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations"
adverb
1: in an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall" [syn: {flawlessly}]
2: without distortion; "she played the piano accompaniment cleanly" [also: {cleanliest}, {cleanlier}]
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