Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cleanly \Clean"ly\, a. [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.
Source : WordNet®
cleanlier
See {cleanly}
cleanly
adj : habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations"
adv 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}]