Antonyms of adj cleanly

1 sense of cleanly

Sense 1
cleanly -- (habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations")

INDIRECT (VIA clean) -> dirty, soiled, unclean -- (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves")

Similarity of adj cleanly

1 sense of cleanly

Sense 1
cleanly -- (habitually clean; "cleanly in their persons and habitations")
       => clean (vs. dirty) -- (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals")

Synonyms of adv cleanly

3 senses of cleanly

Sense 1
flawlessly, cleanly -- (in an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall")

Sense 2
cleanly -- (in a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution; "the motor burns cleanly")

Sense 3
cleanly -- (without difficulty or distortion; "she played the piano accompaniment cleanly")

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