Cleanly and Mucky

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Cleanly adjective - Habitually clean.

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Mucky is an antonym for cleanly.

Nearby Words: clean, cleaner, cleanness, cleanliness

Mucky adjective - Full of or covered with soft wet earth.

Usage example: the ground was very mucky after a night of pouring rain

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Cleanly is an antonym for mucky.

Nearby Words: muck, mucked, mucker, mucking

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Mucky and Cleanly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleanly/mucky

Cleanly & Mucky. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleanly/mucky>.

Mucky or Cleanly. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleanly/mucky.

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