cleanlily

adverb

clean·​li·​ly

ˈklenlə̇lē,

-ə̇li

1

: in a cleanly or neat manner

2

: in a clean-cut manner : accurately and smoothly : so as to fit or blend neatly

3

: chastely, innocently

I, too, might have lived cleanlily

—J. B. Cabell

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