Cleanly and Straight

Cleanly

Cleanly adjective - Habitually clean.

Straight and cleanly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straight" instead an adjective "Cleanly".

Nearby Words: clean, cleaner, cleanness, cleanliness

Straight

Straight adjective - Free from irregularities or digressions in course.

Cleanly and straight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleanly" instead an adjective "Straight".

Both words in one sentence

  • Light Novel / The Sacred Blacksmith Played straight initially when Luke cuts a giant claymore cleanly in half with his katana, then subverted later on in the same episode when Luke's katana is broken by an ice demon.
  • Absurdly Sharp Blade In the Star Wars Rebels fanfiction Ezra Lost, a few of the characters naturally use lightsabers, fictional blades that can cleanly slice straight through almost any material.
  • While normally the efficient type of mercenary who prefers to do things quickly, cleanly, and as detached as possible while following orders, Wash's speech calling him out for being a coward who's lying to himself is met with Locus straight up tackling him and pummeling him straight on.
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