/ Dictionary / Index C cleanly: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: clean•ly Pronunciation: (adj.klen'lēadv.klēn'lē), [key] — adj., adv. -li•er, -li•est, —adj. personally neat; careful to keep or make clean: The cat is by nature a cleanly animal. habitually kept clean. cleansing; making clean. —adv. in a clean manner. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cleanly (Thesaurus) clean-living cleanout Related Content Daily Word Quiz: digression Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language