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clean-living

[ kleen-liv-ing ]

/ ˈklinˈlɪv ɪŋ /

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adjective

conducting one's life so as to be beyond moral reproach.

Origin of clean-living

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby clean-living

clean up, clean wool, clean-cut, clean-handed, clean-limbed, clean-living, clean-shaven, clean-tech, cleanability, cleaner, cleaning

Example sentences from the Web for clean-living

In 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

And he was a clean-living sort, nothing dishonorable or hateful about him.

Stalemate |Basil Eugene Wells