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[ kleen-liv-ing ] / ˈklinˈlɪv ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clean-living ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveconducting one's life so as to be beyond moral reproach. Origin of clean-livingFirst recorded in 1915–20 Words nearby clean-livingcleaning, cleaning woman, clean-limbed, cleanliness, Cleanliness is next to godliness, clean-living, cleanly, cleanness, cleanout, clean room, cleanse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clean-livingIn appearance he resembled many another clean-cut, clean-living American gentleman. The Lure of the Mask|Harold MacGrath His record is an unbroken record of honourable conduct; his life has been that of a clean-living, straightforward gentleman. The Red Thumb Mark|R. Austin Freeman Unlike his clean-living forefathers, he was famous as a debauchee in a dissolute age. Love Romances of the Aristocracy|Thornton Hall He was a very strong, clean-living young man and I really thought he had a chance. The Emma Gees|Herbert Wes McBride
Words related to clean-livingnoble, wholesome, honest, honorable, principled, righteous, blameless, celibate, chaste, effective, effectual, efficient, excellent, exemplary, faithful, guiltless, incorruptible, inculpable, kosher, moral |