DictionaryRoot: -lice
Old English
-lice
in the manner of
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adverb / adjective
cleanly
KLEEN-lee/ˈkliːnli/
Without dirt, disorder, or unnecessary disturbance.
Etymology
Clean with the manner suffix did not refer only to avoiding dirt: the Old English adverb already meant “entirely, wholly.” That older breadth helps explain cleanly when it describes doing something completely.