cleanly

(adjective, adverb)

adjective

1. habitually clean

- cleanly in their persons and habitations

Similar word(s): clean

adverb

1. smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly

- she played the piano accompaniment cleanly

- he bounced it cleanly off the wall

Similar word(s): flawlessly

2. in a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution

- the motor burns cleanly

Sentences with cleanly as an adverb:

- He was very cleanly dressed. — Dickens.

- We agreed to break off our relationship cleanly.

- Fortunately, the bullet passed cleanly through your shoulder.