cleanly habits
Example Sentences
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And yet a morally high-bred man could no more condescend to such a falsehood than a man of cleanly habits would willingly steep himself in the mire.
From The Essentials of Spirituality by Adler, Felix
Numerous varieties of beetles, of those families especially which remove animal matter and soil, with others of more cleanly habits, are comprised under the general appellation of Densissa.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
He reasoned that since they subsisted upon roots mainly, they were of cleanly habits and quite as apt to be nourishing and appetizing, if properly cooked, as rabbit.
From The Dude Wrangler by Lockhart, Caroline
No; it is manly to exercise self-control; to act from principle; to have cleanly habits; to be unselfish; to pay one's debts; to be sober; and to have the approval of one's conscience.
From Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys by Various
I argued that he was an Englishman and of cleanly habits, and would do for me as a host—and I was not mistaken in the result!
From My Adventures as a Spy by Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron
