Cleanly and Ignobly

Opposite meaning words

Cleanly adverb - According to the rules or the law.

Usage example: it was a cleanly fought match, so you have no grounds for complaint

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Ignobly is an antonym for cleanly.

Nearby Words: clean, cleaner, cleanness, cleanliness

Ignobly adverb - In a currish manner; meanspiritedly.

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Cleanly is an antonym for ignobly.

Nearby Word: ignoble

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