What is the Latin word for cleanly?

The usual Latin words for “cleanly” are pūrus, mundus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“cleanly” in Latin

pūrusclear, limpid; clean; pure mundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant, sophisticated; decorated, adorned

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

cleanly adj.

purus (clean); mundus (clean, of things; and loving cleanness, of persons). Over-clean, justo mundior.

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What is the Latin word for cleanly?: The usual Latin words for “cleanly” are pūrus, mundus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.