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What is the adjective for clean?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs clean and cleanse which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

clean
  1. (heading, physical) Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.
    1. Not dirty.
    2. In an unmarked condition.
    3. (aerodynamics) Allowing an uninterrupted flow over surfaces, without protrusions such as racks or landing gear.
    4. Empty.
    5. (of metal) Having relatively few impurities.
  2. (heading, behavioural) Free of immorality or criminality.
    1. Pure, especially morally or religiously.
    2. Not having used drugs or alcohol.
    3. (of criminal, driving, etc. records) Without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.
    4. (informal) Not in possession of weapons or contraband such as drugs.
    5. (informal) Devoid of profanity.
  3. Smooth, exact, and performed well.
  4. (obsolete) Total; utter.
  5. (informal) Cool or neat.
  6. That does not damage the environment.
  7. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
  8. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
  9. Well-proportioned; shapely.
  10. (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
  11. Synonyms:
      12. spotless, cleansed, cleaned, scrubbed, washed, immaculate, pristine, polished, sparkling, speckless, unblemished, unstained, unsullied, dirtless, gleaming, laundered, sanitised, sanitized, squeaky, stainless, taintless, unsmudged, unsoiled, unspotted, clean as a new pin, dirt-free, flawless, laved, showered, spic and span, spic-and-span, spick and span, spick-and-span, sponged, squeaky clean, squeaky-clean, untarnished, as clean as a whistle, apple-pie order, neat as a button, neat as a pin, orderly, shining, shipshape, tidy, well-kept, antiseptic, pure, fair, chaste … more
  12. Examples:
      13. “He stood back for a moment to admire his clean car once he had finished washing it.”
      “Make sure your hands are clean before you handle the food.”
      “Every weekend, he would hike up the mountain where he could enjoy nature's clean air.”
cleanly
  1. being habitually clean, practising good hygiene
  2. (obsolete) Cleansing; fitted to remove moisture; dirt, etc.
  3. (obsolete) adroit; dexterous; artful
  4. Synonyms:
      5. unsoiled, immaculate, clean, pristine, spotless, unsullied, unstained, stainless, pure, untarnished, unblemished, antiseptic, fresh, chaste, fair, sanitary, shining, flawless, unpolluted, clear, taintless, speckless, cleansed, neat, unspotted, washed, faultless, tidy, hygienic, laundered, sparkling, snowy, trim, squeaky, unsmudged, dirtless, delicate, orderly, simple, vanilla, white, elegant, squeaky-clean, spic-and-span, spick-and-span, spic and span, well-kept, neat as a button, neat as a pin … more
cleaner
  1. comparative form of clean: more clean
  2. Synonyms:
      3. squeakier, tidier, better-kept, more spotless, more scrubbed, more immaculate, more pristine, more polished, more speckless, more unblemished, more unsullied, more gleaming, more flawless, more spic and span, more spick and span, more spick-and-span, more untarnished, more orderly, more shining, more shipshape, wholesomer, healthfuller, healthier, more hygienic, more sanitary, more sterile, more antiseptic, more purified, more salubrious, more salutary, more salutiferous, more uncontaminated, more uninfected, purer, crisper, fresher, clearer, earthier, more refreshing, more natural, more organic, more unpolluted, more untainted … more
cleane
  1. Obsolete spelling of clean
cleaned
  1. Having been made clean.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. clean, cleansed, sanitised, sanitized, scrubbed, washed, laundered, unstained, unsullied, squeaky, stainless, taintless, unsmudged, unsoiled, unspotted, untarnished, dirt-free, spic and span, spic-and-span, spick and span, spick-and-span, squeaky clean, squeaky-clean, spotless, immaculate, pristine, gleaming, polished, shining, tidy, shipshape, speckless, sparkling, unblemished, dirtless, flawless, sponged, laved, showered, clean as a new pin, as clean as a whistle, antiseptic, chaste, fair, pure, neat as a button, apple-pie order, neat as a pin, well-kept, orderly … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It is commonly assumed then that the cleaned dishes and utensils are in fact bacteriologically clean.”
      “Put the cleaned fish in a small buttered baking-pan with white wine to moisten, and salt and pepper to season.”
cleanable
  1. That can be cleaned
  2. Synonyms:
      3. washable, launderable, cleansable, lavable, rinsable, rinseable, scrubbable, wipable, wipeable, batheable, scourable, spongeable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The wall must be furnished with easily cleanable tile in order to meet government health and safety standards.”
      “For example, milking parlor design doesn't have to be certified as cleanable.”
      “The motor may be in a washdown area that they want to be as cleanable as possible.”
cleansable
  1. able to be cleansed
  2. Synonyms:
      3. washable, launderable, cleanable, lavable, rinsable, rinseable, scrubbable, wipable, wipeable, batheable, scourable, spongeable … more
cleansing
  1. That cleanses.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cleaning, purifying, decontaminating, sanitizing, filtering, sanitising, ablutionary, ablutive, detergent, washing, abstergent, detersive, polishing, refining, surface-active, abstersive, abstersory, purging … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Wash your impurities away with a cleansing soap that doesn't overdry your skin.”
cleanish
  1. somewhat clean
  2. Examples:
      3. “A tablecloth with the least stains and some cleanish glasses would all be put in their proper place.”
      “Note that when anyone else takes out the bar steward's car, it comes back dry, cleanish and not at all broken.”
      “It was pretty funny to see these folk arrive in what is basically a really messy shell, and watch their reactions to having to find a cleanish place to sleep.”
cleanlier
  1. comparative form of cleanly: more cleanly
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cleaner, purer, fresher, chaster, fairer, clearer, neater, tidier, snowier, trimmer, squeakier, simpler, whiter, better-kept, more immaculate, more pristine, more spotless, more unsullied, more untarnished, more unblemished, more antiseptic, more sanitary, more shining, more flawless, more unpolluted, more speckless, more faultless, more hygienic, more delicate, more orderly, more vanilla, more elegant, more spick-and-span, more spic and span, primmer, crisper, trigger, sprucer, smugger, snugger, straighter, tricksier, better-groomed, more shipshape … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I washed my hair at least three times, feeling at little cleanlier with each rinse.”
cleanliest
  1. superlative form of cleanly: most cleanly
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cleanest, purest, freshest, chastest, fairest, clearest, neatest, tidiest, snowiest, trimmest, squeakiest, simplest, whitest, best-kept, most immaculate, most pristine, most spotless, most unsullied, most untarnished, most unblemished, most antiseptic, most sanitary, most shining, most flawless, most unpolluted, most speckless, most faultless, most hygienic, most delicate, most orderly, most vanilla, most elegant, most spick-and-span, most spic and span, primmest, crispest, triggest, sprucest, smuggest, snuggest, straightest, tricksiest, best-groomed, most shipshape … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She, that was the cleanliest creature in the world, never shrank now if you set a close-stool under her nose.”
      “The streets of merida are full of life and bustle, the cleanliest of bustle.”
cleanest
  1. superlative form of clean: most clean
  2. Synonyms:
      3. squeakiest, tidiest, best-kept, most spotless, most scrubbed, most immaculate, most pristine, most polished, most speckless, most unblemished, most unsullied, most gleaming, most flawless, most spic and span, most spick and span, most spick-and-span, most untarnished, most orderly, most shining, most shipshape, wholesomest, healthfullest, healthiest, most hygienic, most sanitary, most sterile, most antiseptic, most purified, most salubrious, most salutary, most salutiferous, most uncontaminated, most uninfected, purest, crispest, freshest, clearest, earthiest, most refreshing, most natural, most organic, most unpolluted, most untainted … more
cleaning
  1. present participle of clean
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cleansing, washing, scrubbing, scouring, wiping, rinsing, laving, mopping, shampooing, sluicing, soaping, sponging, swabbing, deterging, flossing, flushing, hosing down, polishing, rinsing out, sluicing down, washing down, absterging, washing away, washing up, GIing, housecleaning, tidying, tidying up, dusting, putting in order, straightening up, cleaning up, clearing up, doing up, fixing up, neatening, organising, organizing, sorting out, sprucing up, straightening, sweeping, vacuuming, improving, shaking out, smartening up, spiffing up, sanitising, sanitizing … more
cleansed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of cleanse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cleaned, washed, bathed, deterged, laundered, rinsed, sanitised, sanitized, scrubbed, purified, scoured, clarified, decontaminated, disinfected, lustrated, GIed, refined, restored, sterilised, sterilized, cleaned up, made clean, turned out, rinsed out, distilled, cleared, depurated, laved, filtered, soaped, fumigated, depolluted, purged, rarefied, sponged, antisepticized, sublimated, swilled, treated, shampooed, processed, pasteurized, autoclaved, wiped, washed down, garbled, fined, washed up, rectified, doused … more
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